Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
2
3
2
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
2
4
0
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
4
WSW
10
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2562
2256
2354
4142
3870
3148
1387
1286
1464
961
1956
1618
1471
1422
2275
3355
2310
3043
3505
3871
2984
4835
4764
4651
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:44AM1.96m
4:23PM1.70m
5:24AM1.84m
4:56PM1.61m
6:10AM1.70m
5:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.15m
10:44AM0.65m
10:45PM0.24m
11:22AM0.77m
11:24PM0.35m
12:04PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
19
24
23
18
15
14
15
15
22
25
23
16
15
11
11
10
12
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
6
14
21
21
16
12
11
11
10
16
19
19
13
11
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
6
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