Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
158
147
153
203
194
379
600
456
863
1005
508
881
796
691
672
617
532
525
501
449
442
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
High Tide
5:12AM1.98m
4:50PM1.64m
5:50AM1.86m
5:25PM1.56m
6:30AM1.74m
6:06PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.67m
11:08PM0.27m
11:54AM0.75m
11:46PM0.39m
12:36PM0.83m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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6:35
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6:31
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Temp °C
16
22
24
22
19
17
17
17
18
24
26
27
22
20
19
18
19
26
27
26
23
20
Feels °C
14
20
21
21
19
16
16
15
16
22
23
24
21
18
17
16
16
23
23
24
21
19
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