Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1482
1438
1247
1155
1053
905
821
732
659
563
494
430
379
373
228
386
458
511
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:38PM1.33m
9:38AM1.49m
9:25PM1.33m
10:43AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.68m
3:55PM0.97m
3:55AM0.70m
4:59PM0.84m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
18
22
22
20
18
17
17
16
18
20
16
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
16
20
21
19
17
16
16
15
17
19
15
14
13
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