Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2111
1945
1266
1226
1112
1009
992
819
805
792
666
666
678
624
595
1837
2471
2980
3233
3417
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:47PM1.81m
00:13AM1.43m
1:23PM1.86m
1:04AM1.51m
1:56PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.85m
6:31AM0.38m
7:37PM0.75m
7:15AM0.36m
8:09PM0.63m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
13
15
11
9
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
6
7
7
9
11
9
10
9
8
8
6
7
10
13
8
6
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