Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6461
4903
4533
4240
3783
3404
3050
2511
2187
1922
1703
1494
1348
1100
910
748
614
546
435
420
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:05PM1.76m
2:50AM2.14m
2:41PM1.77m
3:26AM2.16m
3:14PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.12m
9:00AM0.47m
8:51PM0.08m
9:36AM0.48m
9:26PM0.07m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
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5
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9
10
11
11
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