Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.7°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2657
2316
2316
3132
3172
2758
2010
1956
1665
1423
1135
1037
1037
1109
1092
1191
1228
1395
1286
1259
1173
1417
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
NW
5
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM1.70m
6:14PM1.53m
8:01AM1.61m
7:00PM1.43m
9:17AM1.56m
8:08PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.92m
00:58AM0.41m
1:48PM1.03m
1:57AM0.50m
3:12PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
4
6
5
1
Temp °C
7
10
14
15
12
13
13
14
12
13
16
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
7
11
12
11
10
10
11
9
9
14
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
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