Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1688
1641
1618
1822
2322
2140
2424
2888
2888
3053
2865
2865
2865
2668
2668
2325
2295
2212
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:29AM2.08m
4:01PM1.79m
5:14AM1.96m
4:47PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:46PM-0.04m
10:27AM0.66m
10:30PM0.05m
11:12AM0.73m
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
9
9
12
14
13
11
8
7
7
8
12
15
14
10
9
Feels °C
8
8
9
6
5
8
10
9
8
6
5
5
6
11
12
12
8
7
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