Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
8
6
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
3545
2255
2911
3269
3194
3352
3644
3830
3777
3805
5512
6996
11453
12169
7038
7681
8096
7396
6967
6628
6206
5953
5409
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:52AM1.99m
2:48PM1.86m
3:31AM2.04m
3:17PM1.85m
4:10AM2.05m
3:48PM1.83m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.45m
9:03PM0.12m
9:32AM0.51m
9:36PM0.05m
10:08AM0.59m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:43
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6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
6
Temp °C
13
11
8
12
15
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
12
11
7
7
6
11
15
16
12
13
Feels °C
11
8
5
8
11
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
7
4
3
2
6
10
13
10
10
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