Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
3
3
9
8
6
7
6
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)
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
3
SW
13
4
SW
16
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1095
1144
946
841
476
406
527
527
335
522
540
864
1392
1467
2515
7635
7342
5530
5796
5823
5487
4311
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14AM1.90m
4:22PM1.99m
5:07AM1.88m
5:01PM1.89m
5:59AM1.84m
5:41PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.39m
10:46PM0.17m
11:03AM0.53m
11:29PM0.18m
11:52AM0.67m
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part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
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clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
12
9
9
9
7
7
8
11
10
9
10
Feels °C
6
7
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
7
9
8
6
6
5
3
3
3
5
4
3
4
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