Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
6
6
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4135
3532
3154
2570
2197
1991
2125
2157
2188
2271
1962
1837
1395
3373
3022
2936
2708
2549
5256
4829
4177
2967
1558
2381
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM2.11m
3:19PM1.85m
4:06AM2.06m
3:51PM1.78m
4:44AM1.96m
4:23PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.46m
9:34PM0.08m
10:09AM0.55m
10:09PM0.15m
10:44AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
11
14
15
11
8
7
5
6
13
19
19
17
15
15
15
15
18
22
23
17
14
Feels °C
5
5
4
8
10
13
9
6
5
2
3
9
15
15
14
10
7
9
11
15
19
21
15
12
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