Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
2
WSW
8
1.6
SW
10
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1162
1053
1748
917
1077
819
396
396
496
479
1302
1399
1350
1370
2103
3313
3789
4230
3784
3733
3477
3108
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:47PM1.58m
1:47AM2.06m
1:24PM1.65m
2:27AM2.18m
2:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.69m
7:02PM0.20m
7:58AM0.64m
7:40PM0.05m
8:35AM0.60m
8:20PM-0.06m
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clear
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Temp °C
10
12
14
15
13
9
8
9
10
12
17
15
14
13
11
10
13
16
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
9
6
5
6
7
9
14
12
12
12
10
8
11
14
12
12
10
10
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