Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
3
8
6
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9773
7074
6699
5345
3592
2802
2494
2076
2111
1945
1266
1226
1025
1009
992
819
805
805
792
678
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:03PM1.75m
11:14PM1.38m
12:47PM1.81m
00:13AM1.43m
1:23PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.95m
5:43AM0.41m
7:00PM0.85m
6:31AM0.38m
7:37PM0.75m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
9
9
10
9
11
12
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
8
8
8
6
6
8
7
9
10
10
10
9
10
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