Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
7
7
7
9
6
6
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
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)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3269
3194
3352
3644
3830
3619
3519
6374
7452
11291
12169
7377
7950
7730
7146
6723
6388
6206
5720
5428
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:48PM1.86m
3:31AM2.04m
3:17PM1.85m
4:10AM2.05m
3:48PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.12m
9:32AM0.51m
9:36PM0.05m
10:08AM0.59m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
13
13
11
11
8
6
5
11
14
15
13
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
5
2
1
7
10
12
10
11
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