Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
5
2
2
3
4
0
0
0
8
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
659
683
640
756
600
1109
1228
1422
1380
1228
1185
2534
2416
4226
3261
3171
4293
8899
10232
10137
7249
7079
5555
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:06AM1.66m
8:57PM1.38m
11:10AM1.69m
10:07PM1.36m
12:03PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.41m
4:05PM1.04m
3:48AM0.44m
5:18PM1.02m
4:48AM0.43m
6:16PM0.95m
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7:30
7:30
7:28
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5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
11
16
15
13
12
14
12
13
13
15
11
7
7
7
8
8
9
11
11
9
10
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
12
11
9
7
9
6
7
7
9
6
2
0
1
3
2
2
4
5
5
6
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