Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
2
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4895
4181
3531
2665
2185
1736
1491
1154
1004
780
769
711
671
1691
1571
1428
1288
1344
1297
1500
2060
2518
4160
3639
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
0
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:24AM1.60m
3:52PM1.92m
4:08AM1.64m
4:22PM1.86m
4:55AM1.68m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.57m
9:25AM0.40m
10:12PM0.49m
10:05AM0.50m
10:45PM0.42m
10:47AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
7
9
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
5
3
4
5
5
7
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
19
2
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
4895
4181
3531
2665
2185
1736
1491
1154
1004
780
769
711
623
1691
1571
1428
1288
1344
1297
1500
2060
2518
4160
3639
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.3
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
S
17
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.8
SW
21
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
0.4
SSE
18
Energy kJ
228
150
132
140
126
92
59
36
26
15
130
314
671
4
5
41
41
88
255
538
821
1006
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
SE
20
Energy kJ
45
40
9
9
5
15
14
11
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.7
E
6
1.6
E
6
0.6
NE
4
1.3
E
6
0.3
E
12
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
40
114
204
188
16
119
26
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
7
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
207
85
84
57
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
4
0
59
0
0
22
57
48
10
0
22
22
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Rating
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4
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4
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3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
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5
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4
4
4
4
4
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8
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5
5
5
6
7
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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