Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
4
2
2
2
2
3
6
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
8
6
5
3
4
3
2
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
5
SW
14
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1422
1285
1228
1185
2502
2562
5127
3898
4304
9012
12616
11356
9472
7322
7095
5982
4668
3041
2574
2911
2827
2382
2042
1226
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:10AM1.69m
10:07PM1.36m
12:03PM1.75m
11:14PM1.38m
12:47PM1.81m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.44m
5:18PM1.02m
4:48AM0.43m
6:16PM0.95m
5:43AM0.41m
7:00PM0.85m
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7:30
7:28
7:28
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5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
3
2
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
13
11
8
6
8
8
9
10
10
11
9
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
7
6
3
-1
1
2
2
3
3
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
7
7
6
6
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