Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
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)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
5
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2212
1901
1654
1456
792
778
703
690
647
659
683
696
756
600
633
1210
1401
1285
1408
1246
1838
2247
4281
3051
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM1.67m
7:55PM1.45m
10:06AM1.66m
8:57PM1.38m
11:10AM1.69m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.36m
2:49PM1.01m
2:47AM0.41m
4:05PM1.04m
3:48AM0.44m
5:18PM1.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
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5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
16
15
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
11
7
6
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
13
13
12
11
9
8
7
9
12
11
8
7
7
7
6
8
8
6
2
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