Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5210
6404
7084
6568
6128
5004
4024
3231
2667
2171
1811
1541
1591
1346
1247
1155
1069
905
821
669
659
563
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:06AM1.59m
6:21PM1.41m
8:18AM1.51m
7:38PM1.33m
9:38AM1.49m
9:25PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.98m
1:07AM0.59m
2:22PM1.02m
2:26AM0.68m
3:55PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
18
22
23
19
18
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
9
16
20
22
19
18
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