Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
5
5
4
5
4
1
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2804
2570
2231
1871
1753
1589
1669
1624
1402
1255
1349
1127
1748
2180
3139
1609
3552
2399
1933
1273
893
914
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:26PM1.92m
2:31AM1.69m
2:55PM1.92m
3:12AM1.77m
3:22PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.36m
8:40PM0.52m
8:35AM0.38m
9:09PM0.41m
9:13AM0.43m
9:39PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
15
15
13
11
8
8
9
9
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
5
6
10
10
9
6
4
2
4
4
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
8
6
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