Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
7
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
236
228
197
200
236
341
455
723
1053
1628
1995
2442
2970
5336
5017
3538
3310
2743
1875
1580
2553
813
1785
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:51PM2.18m
1:28AM1.76m
2:36PM2.19m
2:26AM1.79m
3:20PM2.16m
3:24AM1.80m
Low Tide
6:58AM-0.06m
7:58PM0.62m
7:51AM-0.03m
8:47PM0.51m
8:42AM0.05m
9:35PM0.42m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
2
5
3
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
0.1
S
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
10
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
330
236
228
197
200
236
172
247
723
1053
1628
1995
2442
2970
3048
6
728
560
432
1875
1580
2553
692
1785
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
SW
21
0.6
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
W
9
0.4
NE
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
0.1
S
15
1.4
SW
14
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
26
22
20
16
224
341
455
209
121
25
8
6
23
23
5
5
19
753
658
4
813
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.1
S
22
0.5
W
8
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.6
SW
12
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
54
122
9
30
7
7
112
26
25
31
23
18
17
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.8
W
4
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
Energy kJ
33
30
19
52
36
9
4
10
18
34
33
6
7
18
5336
5017
3538
3310
2743
1308
928
480
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
3
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
210
16
7
4
0
0
18
146
218
547
98
99
98
98
36
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Rating
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2
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1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
7
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
4
7
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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