Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
6
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1
SW
13
1.9
SSW
8
2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4839
3799
3675
3408
2925
2390
2155
2267
1172
2286
2034
983
1100
799
316
458
577
1524
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:21PM1.80m
5:39AM1.92m
5:00PM1.74m
6:32AM1.81m
5:48PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.05m
11:28AM0.79m
11:40PM0.13m
12:18PM0.89m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
15
16
15
13
13
12
11
10
13
13
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
7
9
10
10
13
15
12
11
10
9
9
7
9
8
6
5
6
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