Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
2
5
3
5
7
8
8
5
!
4
5
7
7
!
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
4
SW
15
6
WSW
15
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
606
538
437
384
711
843
2831
4899
2970
4831
3871
5286
5468
10540
11839
6861
16059
7961
8823
9529
9973
17427
15834
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:39AM1.75m
6:41PM1.62m
8:44AM1.78m
7:35PM1.57m
9:52AM1.82m
8:41PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.96m
1:35AM0.19m
2:27PM1.03m
2:34AM0.16m
3:41PM1.04m
3:39AM0.13m
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7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
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5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
9
1
6
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
8
12
14
13
8
8
7
9
8
10
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
7
9
7
3
2
0
3
2
4
5
7
5
6
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
6
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