Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
5
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2
SSW
8
2.2
SW
9
2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3675
4207
3397
2526
2155
2267
1172
2286
2177
956
558
392
500
695
618
1502
757
1150
1173
1342
1448
3287
2985
5796
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
5:39AM1.92m
5:00PM1.74m
6:32AM1.81m
5:48PM1.66m
7:37AM1.71m
6:52PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.05m
11:28AM0.79m
11:40PM0.13m
12:18PM0.89m
00:36AM0.24m
1:25PM0.96m
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
11
15
16
16
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
11
9
9
8
7
6
11
14
15
10
10
Feels °C
9
11
9
14
14
14
11
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
3
9
11
13
7
6
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