Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2520
3136
3496
3015
2868
2481
2285
1628
1361
1124
1255
1241
2595
2506
2643
2610
2687
2553
2140
2111
1968
1776
1728
1704
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
0
SE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:16AM1.53m
8:26PM1.34m
9:24AM1.47m
10:07PM1.39m
10:30AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.67m
2:38PM0.89m
2:43AM0.78m
3:54PM0.82m
4:17AM0.83m
4:56PM0.70m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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light rain
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Temp °C
13
14
17
25
26
26
22
20
19
18
21
26
28
26
22
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
14
14
16
23
24
26
22
19
17
15
18
23
25
24
22
16
16
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
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