Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
3
3
3
6
5
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
517
509
431
411
341
330
236
228
197
200
224
341
455
614
1053
1499
2142
2790
4554
4760
4351
4477
3435
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM2.14m
00:30AM1.70m
1:51PM2.18m
1:28AM1.76m
2:36PM2.19m
2:26AM1.79m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.73m
6:58AM-0.06m
7:58PM0.62m
7:51AM-0.03m
8:47PM0.51m
8:42AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
3
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
18
17
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
10
9
6
6
5
5
7
7
8
7
10
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
0.2
S
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
617
517
509
431
411
341
330
236
228
197
200
200
172
247
614
1053
1499
2142
2790
3770
23
523
574
560
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SW
22
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
W
10
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
26
22
19
122
224
341
455
205
87
46
7
6
23
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.3
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
1
54
122
9
29
57
54
33
26
6
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.6
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
9
6
6
10
18
25
31
30
30
48
15
4
4
14
28
38
43
9
16
4554
4760
4351
4477
3435
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
4
4
4
7
5
1
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
356
16
7
4
4
0
547
146
218
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
7
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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