Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)19s
Afternoon (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (10 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
6
7
8
8
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
19
2.2
SW
19
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
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
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3276
3325
2719
2657
2269
1983
1783
2285
2038
1704
1665
1344
1123
2093
2193
2580
2948
5205
5334
8817
6169
8742
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:08AM1.75m
7:03PM1.60m
9:22AM1.73m
8:18PM1.53m
10:36AM1.76m
9:49PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:47PM1.02m
2:05AM0.22m
3:08PM1.04m
3:19AM0.26m
4:34PM0.97m
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rain showers
light rain
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
10
8
9
9
9
10
8
7
6
7
8
8
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
9
8
7
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