Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
8
5
7
8
9
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
3
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
3
SW
16
4
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2269
1983
1783
1738
3127
1688
1665
1238
1130
2093
2193
2736
3077
7278
4888
8698
6169
9614
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM1.60m
9:22AM1.73m
8:18PM1.53m
10:36AM1.76m
9:49PM1.52m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.22m
3:08PM1.04m
3:19AM0.26m
4:34PM0.97m
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7:15
7:13
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5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
5
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
8
7
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