Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7°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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, 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 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6656
6871
5290
5082
4242
3438
2657
2316
2316
3132
3172
2758
2140
1956
1688
1423
1152
1037
1037
1092
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:36PM1.64m
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
8:01AM1.61m
7:00PM1.43m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.79m
00:11AM0.31m
12:47PM0.92m
00:58AM0.41m
1:48PM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
10
8
8
7
6
10
14
15
11
10
10
11
10
13
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
8
5
6
4
3
8
11
13
9
8
7
8
7
10
14
14
12
11
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