Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2668
2325
2266
2354
2087
1953
2242
3905
5898
6094
7095
5497
5224
4881
4881
4544
4606
4328
4155
4013
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM1.71m
7:07AM1.82m
6:45PM1.60m
8:11AM1.70m
8:06PM1.51m
Low Tide
12:12PM0.73m
00:20AM0.20m
1:07PM0.80m
1:20AM0.38m
2:19PM0.82m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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Temp °C
14
14
11
10
9
10
10
13
15
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
7
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
8
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