Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.0°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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1471
1541
1990
2039
2244
2813
3151
2938
4651
5001
4864
4651
4274
4274
4669
6486
7173
6568
5655
4705
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:56PM1.61m
6:10AM1.70m
5:32PM1.51m
7:06AM1.59m
6:21PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.77m
11:24PM0.35m
12:04PM0.89m
00:09AM0.47m
1:00PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
16
15
12
11
10
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
11
10
9
10
Feels °C
19
20
12
11
8
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
6
8
7
6
6
8
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