Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11PM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
193
200
224
341
455
723
1053
1781
1995
2442
2790
2874
2061
3162
2779
2005
1514
2838
2379
813
1785
1761
1712
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:51PM2.18m
1:28AM1.76m
2:36PM2.19m
2:26AM1.79m
3:20PM2.16m
3:24AM1.80m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.62m
7:51AM-0.03m
8:47PM0.51m
8:42AM0.05m
9:35PM0.42m
9:34AM0.18m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
11
8
7
7
6
5
7
7
9
8
10
10
9
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
10
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
228
193
200
200
172
278
723
1053
1781
1995
2442
2790
2874
909
567
2779
2005
1514
2838
2379
663
1785
1761
1712
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
NE
5
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
NE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
0.1
S
15
1.4
SW
14
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
22
54
8
224
341
455
209
140
12
6
6
23
23
909
560
954
930
1077
4
813
14
20
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
22
0.4
WSW
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.1
S
19
0.7
SW
12
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
122
16
29
49
7
142
25
31
23
19
5
5
5
18
17
4
4
16
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
5
1.1
W
6
0.7
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
6
2.2
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
19
11
2
3
3
10
26
42
4
7
91
22
42
2061
3162
323
279
135
1102
792
480
421
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
20
7
7
0
0
0
7
7
4
0
0
0
4
98
218
98
98
98
36
36
98
77
18
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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