Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1144
1011
841
640
520
444
341
335
260
184
199
252
246
314
691
683
641
360
568
561
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19PM2.11m
2:26AM1.84m
3:02PM2.11m
3:21AM1.88m
3:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.41m
8:36AM0.17m
9:19PM0.29m
9:26AM0.27m
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
10
11
11
14
14
12
10
10
8
8
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
8
12
12
9
7
7
4
4
6
10
11
10
9
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