Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
6
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
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1654
1456
1212
1051
703
635
647
659
683
696
756
600
633
1137
1422
1285
1326
1426
2208
2424
4505
3388
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:57AM1.67m
7:55PM1.45m
10:06AM1.66m
8:57PM1.38m
11:10AM1.69m
Low Tide
2:49PM1.01m
2:47AM0.41m
4:05PM1.04m
3:48AM0.44m
5:18PM1.02m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
3
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
15
15
12
11
11
10
10
12
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
11
8
6
Feels °C
9
10
13
14
11
9
9
8
7
9
12
11
8
7
7
8
7
7
8
6
3
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