Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
3
5
5
3
3
3
4
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
9
1.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1470
1520
2721
4295
2402
791
1348
2071
1746
1428
1243
745
703
479
373
1238
466
1130
859
755
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:55PM1.92m
3:12AM1.77m
3:22PM1.89m
3:53AM1.83m
3:50PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.41m
9:13AM0.43m
9:39PM0.31m
9:51AM0.50m
rain showers
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
10
9
7
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
9
10
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
5
3
4
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
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