Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
184
199
252
246
314
691
683
641
496
443
437
576
869
1095
1077
946
932
587
466
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM2.11m
3:21AM1.88m
3:42PM2.07m
4:14AM1.90m
4:22PM1.99m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.29m
9:26AM0.27m
10:03PM0.20m
10:15AM0.39m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
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5:23
5:23
5:24
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Temp °C
15
14
12
11
10
9
8
9
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
9
8
6
5
4
5
10
11
10
8
7
7
6
8
11
11
9
8
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