Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
792
666
666
614
624
595
1995
2471
1732
3272
3417
3417
3193
2974
2570
2231
1871
1753
1568
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:23PM1.86m
1:04AM1.51m
1:56PM1.90m
1:49AM1.60m
2:26PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.75m
7:15AM0.36m
8:09PM0.63m
7:56AM0.36m
8:40PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
13
15
12
9
8
8
8
10
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
9
10
11
9
8
6
6
10
12
10
6
5
5
4
6
10
10
8
6
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