Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 9 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • 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 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
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
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
822
617
517
509
431
411
341
330
236
228
193
200
224
341
455
723
1053
1781
1995
2285
2813
2711
4645
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:04PM2.14m
00:30AM1.70m
1:51PM2.18m
1:28AM1.76m
2:36PM2.19m
2:26AM1.79m
Low Tide
6:04AM-0.04m
7:09PM0.73m
6:58AM-0.06m
7:58PM0.62m
7:51AM-0.03m
8:47PM0.51m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:41
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5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
13
14
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
9
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
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
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
934
822
617
517
509
431
411
341
330
236
228
193
200
200
172
200
723
1053
1781
1995
2285
2813
2711
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.8
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
WSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.8
W
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
26
22
31
12
224
341
455
205
140
26
6
84
23
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.1
S
19
0.5
W
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
17
Energy kJ
54
122
26
29
48
7
33
26
25
13
16
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
W
8
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
W
8
0.6
WSW
4
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
9
6
9
9
4
7
14
30
31
28
30
61
3
2
3
49
8
15
22
17
19
58
9
4645
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
6
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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