Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
9
8
3
3
3
3
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)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
946
841
476
406
527
527
291
635
590
527
1321
1493
2931
3728
7140
7522
4682
4858
5694
5203
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22PM1.99m
5:07AM1.88m
5:01PM1.89m
5:59AM1.84m
5:41PM1.77m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.39m
10:46PM0.17m
11:03AM0.53m
11:29PM0.18m
11:52AM0.67m
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
11
9
10
9
7
6
7
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
6
6
6
6
8
10
7
6
7
5
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
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