Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.1° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)17s
Evening (23 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1149
1241
2595
2506
2831
2756
2653
2520
2140
2083
1825
1752
1728
1581
1604
1626
1649
1626
1500
1387
1558
1049
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:24AM1.47m
10:07PM1.39m
10:30AM1.46m
11:26PM1.54m
11:24AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.82m
4:17AM0.83m
4:56PM0.70m
5:35AM0.81m
5:43PM0.55m
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:49
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7:50
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7:51
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1
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7
13
5
5
3
1
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Temp °C
20
27
29
28
18
15
15
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
18
23
26
27
17
15
16
14
13
13
15
14
13
10
9
8
10
11
10
8
8
5
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