Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
4
4
5
5
6
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
272
268
373
236
241
342
342
373
440
843
843
3175
1332
1488
3135
3544
5786
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM1.99m
4:26PM1.85m
5:22AM1.91m
5:01PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.10m
10:37AM0.53m
10:49PM0.14m
11:18AM0.66m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
11
9
9
9
9
10
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
10
8
8
8
9
11
10
8
5
5
5
6
7
11
11
9
9
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