Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
7
6
7
7
7
4
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
8
9
7
2
3
4
3
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5233
5453
5796
5945
6931
7655
8899
10440
8766
10844
9563
8754
8382
7916
6917
6056
3588
3371
4308
3868
3194
2947
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:59AM1.84m
5:41PM1.77m
6:54AM1.78m
6:21PM1.65m
7:52AM1.72m
7:05PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.67m
00:13AM0.23m
12:44PM0.81m
1:00AM0.29m
1:41PM0.93m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
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rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
7
6
7
8
10
8
9
10
10
9
10
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