Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3834
3074
3372
3695
3695
3936
4044
3900
3444
3018
2708
2783
3092
3212
3253
3001
2768
2208
1999
1836
1559
1330
1161
946
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:12PM1.60m
12:48PM2.02m
00:22AM1.68m
1:35PM2.08m
1:26AM1.76m
2:19PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.87m
5:49AM0.08m
6:55PM0.73m
6:48AM0.08m
7:46PM0.56m
7:44AM0.11m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
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5:22
5:22
5:22
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
11
10
9
9
8
8
12
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
13
12
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