Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1037
1109
1173
1191
1346
1417
1374
1259
1154
1346
1902
1688
2061
811
1339
1521
1120
940
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:00PM1.43m
9:17AM1.56m
8:08PM1.35m
10:34AM1.58m
9:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.50m
3:12PM1.07m
3:08AM0.56m
4:43PM1.03m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
5
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
10
9
10
12
14
14
10
9
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
10
9
8
7
7
8
10
10
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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