Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
5
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.2
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1669
1624
1402
1363
1598
1401
2760
1736
3919
2997
1369
1769
2018
1740
1202
900
663
412
373
1130
1196
1130
1190
755
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:31AM1.69m
2:55PM1.92m
3:12AM1.77m
3:22PM1.89m
3:53AM1.83m
3:50PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.38m
9:09PM0.41m
9:13AM0.43m
9:39PM0.31m
9:51AM0.50m
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7:24
7:22
7:22
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5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
12
11
9
9
8
6
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
4
2
5
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
10
8
7
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