Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1875
1641
1641
1528
1485
1324
1304
1197
1197
1233
1771
1978
1953
1785
1563
1124
1124
915
711
628
783
783
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59PM2.02m
2:21AM1.95m
2:38PM2.02m
3:09AM2.01m
3:16PM2.00m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.25m
8:13PM0.28m
8:28AM0.27m
8:54PM0.16m
9:13AM0.33m
9:33PM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
13
13
12
10
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