Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2879
3515
3272
3077
2829
2982
2761
2066
1838
1688
1536
1418
1197
1067
1034
1018
951
918
1983
1933
1884
1526
1361
1237
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:49PM1.60m
12:07PM1.64m
00:35AM1.78m
12:39PM1.69m
1:14AM1.94m
1:10PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.61m
6:16PM0.52m
6:44AM0.55m
6:48PM0.35m
7:23AM0.51m
7:20PM0.19m
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clear
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
9
9
9
11
17
24
25
20
17
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
7
7
7
7
8
13
20
21
17
14
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