Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.6° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (27 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
4
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1387
1710
1162
1726
1748
1265
1077
977
396
396
349
787
1213
1562
1396
1279
1739
3167
3456
3949
3733
3682
3302
3066
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM1.90m
12:47PM1.58m
1:47AM2.06m
1:24PM1.65m
2:27AM2.18m
2:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.69m
7:02PM0.20m
7:58AM0.64m
7:40PM0.05m
8:35AM0.60m
8:20PM-0.06m
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Temp °C
9
8
11
12
14
15
13
9
8
8
10
11
16
16
14
13
11
10
12
16
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
8
9
10
11
9
6
5
5
7
8
12
13
12
12
9
8
11
14
12
12
10
10
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