Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.5° 

Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1532
1455
1325
1220
1016
988
788
661
517
400
929
1255
1299
1445
3276
3140
2719
2813
2445
2548
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:25PM1.73m
7:03AM1.80m
6:08PM1.67m
8:08AM1.75m
7:03PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.83m
00:08AM0.13m
12:43PM0.94m
1:02AM0.16m
1:47PM1.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
4
5
1
4
1
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
7
8
10
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
8
6
5
5
5
7
8
9
8
10
2
5
7
11
10
9
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