Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1788
1576
1220
988
2191
1994
1737
1715
1532
1455
1237
1109
1016
988
788
607
517
400
929
1255
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:50PM1.78m
6:08AM1.85m
5:25PM1.73m
7:03AM1.80m
6:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.71m
11:24PM0.13m
11:53AM0.83m
00:08AM0.13m
12:43PM0.94m
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
11
12
12
11
11
12
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
9
10
9
8
8
8
12
11
9
8
7
7
5
5
6
8
9
8
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