Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1399
1399
2060
2319
3948
3639
3016
2445
2087
1787
1634
1399
1108
1108
911
2068
1978
1904
1628
1343
1271
1155
1045
846
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM1.68m
4:51PM1.79m
5:44AM1.71m
5:23PM1.73m
6:39AM1.73m
5:58PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:45PM0.42m
10:47AM0.61m
11:20PM0.35m
11:32AM0.73m
11:58PM0.28m
12:23PM0.85m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
14
10
9
Feels °C
9
8
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
9
7
7
5
5
7
10
11
7
5
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