Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
2
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7393
6221
4895
4181
3531
2665
2185
1736
1491
1267
990
780
769
711
760
1691
1571
1428
1297
1246
1297
1399
2060
2518
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:22PM1.96m
3:24AM1.60m
3:52PM1.92m
4:08AM1.64m
4:22PM1.86m
4:55AM1.68m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.57m
9:25AM0.40m
10:12PM0.49m
10:05AM0.50m
10:45PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
10
9
8
9
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
3
6
6
6
7
11
11
10
10
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
2
SW
18
Energy kJ
7393
6221
4895
4181
3531
2665
2185
1736
1491
1267
990
780
769
711
623
1691
1571
1428
1297
1246
1297
1399
2060
2518
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.3
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.4
SE
4
0.1
S
17
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.8
SW
21
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
87
79
228
150
132
140
126
92
48
36
25
15
130
314
760
5
5
41
41
88
255
543
821
1006
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
20
Energy kJ
47
40
9
6
5
15
14
14
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
28
40
114
204
188
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
8
7
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
207
203
207
85
84
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
4
10
48
62
0
0
16
10
0
0
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Rating
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4
4
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3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
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5
5
4
4
4
4
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6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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