Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
1
3
3
2
2
2
7
6
8
4
4
5
5
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5
7
8
9
9
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
6.5
WSW
16
5.5
SW
16
7
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
4
SW
16
5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
2153
3331
2664
3485
3820
5576
5552
11020
5524
7319
8258
8627
20920
13237
20516
17257
15312
13843
7396
11167
8175
8902
6483
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM1.78m
7:35PM1.57m
9:52AM1.82m
8:41PM1.55m
10:57AM1.88m
9:56PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:35AM0.19m
2:27PM1.03m
2:34AM0.16m
3:41PM1.04m
3:39AM0.13m
4:53PM0.99m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
4
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
1
5
5
4
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
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