Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.52° S 144.00° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
6
6
6
8
7
5
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5
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
14
4
SW
15
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
4.5
SW
16
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
437
384
787
857
1745
3331
2475
3542
5439
5256
5337
11057
12010
7126
16318
17973
9092
19852
19357
12755
11576
15076
13426
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:41PM1.62m
8:44AM1.78m
7:35PM1.57m
9:52AM1.82m
8:41PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.96m
1:35AM0.19m
2:27PM1.03m
2:34AM0.16m
3:41PM1.04m
3:39AM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
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5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
11
1
1
7
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
9
8
7
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
10
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
4
2
-1
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
7
8
7
6
7
6
7
8
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