Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
0
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
20
1.5
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.1
SW
19
2.1
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
517
400
929
1255
1299
1609
3276
3140
2719
3770
2269
1983
1783
1602
1343
1688
1558
1344
1033
2093
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
NW
10
W
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:08PM1.67m
8:08AM1.75m
7:03PM1.60m
9:22AM1.73m
8:18PM1.53m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.94m
1:02AM0.16m
1:47PM1.02m
2:05AM0.22m
3:08PM1.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
2
1
2
4
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
11
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
12
12
10
11
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
11
12
10
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
7
6
7
7
4
5
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