Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3671
2885
1387
1286
1464
961
1956
1595
1471
1324
2168
2113
2216
2824
2865
2739
4243
4832
4764
4385
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23PM1.70m
5:24AM1.84m
4:56PM1.61m
6:10AM1.70m
5:32PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.65m
10:45PM0.24m
11:22AM0.77m
11:24PM0.35m
12:04PM0.89m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
18
15
14
15
15
22
25
23
16
16
12
11
9
12
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
20
20
16
12
11
11
10
17
19
18
12
12
7
5
3
6
6
6
5
6
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