Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
2
6
7
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
10
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6628
6206
5953
5409
4896
4511
3760
3185
6847
9163
3985
3122
3525
2343
3253
2670
2458
2450
2036
1204
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:48PM1.83m
4:52AM2.00m
4:21PM1.80m
5:39AM1.92m
5:00PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.59m
10:13PM0.02m
10:46AM0.69m
10:54PM0.05m
11:28AM0.79m
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
15
17
16
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
7
8
6
7
9
9
9
13
15
14
10
9
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