Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
1
3
2
0
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2244
2733
3028
2938
4982
5070
4651
4651
4447
4274
5210
6486
6861
6568
5921
5004
4024
3377
2704
2171
1811
1541
1387
1346
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
S
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:10AM1.70m
5:32PM1.51m
7:06AM1.59m
6:21PM1.41m
8:18AM1.51m
7:38PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.35m
12:04PM0.89m
00:09AM0.47m
1:00PM0.98m
1:07AM0.59m
2:22PM1.02m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
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6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
13
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
8
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
6
11
12
10
10
9
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