Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW 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 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)7ft (2.1m)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 morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
3
4
3
2
3
3
6
7
8
9
8
5
5
4
9
8
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
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
3
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1915
1688
1665
1238
1130
2093
2193
2580
3263
4764
6829
9426
6708
10008
6119
6618
6618
8713
8260
5497
5288
5513
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM1.73m
8:18PM1.53m
10:36AM1.76m
9:49PM1.52m
11:39AM1.83m
Low Tide
3:08PM1.04m
3:19AM0.26m
4:34PM0.97m
4:36AM0.28m
5:45PM0.81m
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7:15
7:13
7:13
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5:43
5:44
5:44
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1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
6
9
11
11
10
10
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