Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
20
1.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
SW
18
1.4
WSW
18
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
804
479
373
1147
466
1049
1102
755
591
444
341
719
636
539
1982
2125
1199
1323
1547
1884
1788
1597
1220
988
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
N
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:53AM1.83m
3:50PM1.86m
4:35AM1.87m
4:18PM1.82m
5:19AM1.88m
4:50PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.50m
10:11PM0.22m
10:29AM0.60m
10:45PM0.16m
11:09AM0.71m
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part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
7
8
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
13
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
6
6
6
4
4
6
8
9
9
6
8
9
11
13
13
10
11
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