Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)20s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
570
716
716
647
560
621
1149
1255
2879
3515
3272
3077
2829
2982
2761
2066
2004
1704
1536
1418
1197
1067
1034
951
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:51PM1.44m
11:30AM1.58m
11:49PM1.60m
12:07PM1.64m
00:35AM1.78m
12:39PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.67m
5:41PM0.69m
6:00AM0.61m
6:16PM0.52m
6:44AM0.55m
6:48PM0.35m
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Temp °C
13
12
11
13
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
12
10
11
Feels °C
12
10
8
10
8
6
6
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
8
9
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