Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4619
5288
6034
5830
7212
5607
5488
5563
5403
5210
4982
4578
4135
3532
2985
2570
2197
2103
2125
2188
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:11PM1.91m
2:49AM2.12m
2:45PM1.89m
3:28AM2.11m
3:19PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.09m
8:56AM0.40m
8:59PM0.06m
9:33AM0.46m
9:34PM0.08m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
8
7
7
11
14
15
11
8
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
8
10
12
8
6
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