Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
6
3
3
3
7
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3175
1332
3644
3203
3468
6697
3238
2314
5351
6505
6359
6115
5012
4619
3827
3390
2657
2191
2316
3132
3172
2758
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:22AM1.91m
5:01PM1.75m
6:08AM1.81m
5:36PM1.64m
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.66m
11:29PM0.22m
12:00PM0.79m
00:11AM0.31m
12:47PM0.92m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
14
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
15
14
10
8
8
7
7
10
14
15
11
10
Feels °C
6
9
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
8
5
5
4
4
8
12
13
10
8
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