Cathedral Rock Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s coming our way.

The opening days of this outlook are a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a clear winner shaping up if you’re patient. The water’s sitting at 58°, which is about average for the time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The real standout, and the one I’d be circling on the calendar, is Monday the 13th of July. We’ve got a big pulse of SW groundswell rolling in, around 16ft to 18ft with a period of 14 seconds. That’s packing a ton of energy (12,021 to 16,198). This is expert territory – way too big for beginners. Wind is moderate cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but with that size and power, Cathedral Rock (a point break) will be handling it well. The long period means the sets will be spaced out, making the paddle out a bit easier, but the waves themselves will have serious punch. This is the session for the experienced crew.

Before that, we have some decent windows. Monday morning the 6th of July kicks off with a clean 7ft SW swell (14s period, 1,925 energy) and a light offshore breeze. That’s solid intermediate fun, clean and glassy. Tuesday the 7th of July is also looking sweet – 6ft to 6ft SW groundswell with a very long period of 17 seconds, and glassy conditions all day. The long period makes it a classic point break wave, but it might be a bit fat for beach breaks.

Thursday the 9th of July morning is worth a mention too – 6ft SW swell, zero wind, glassy. That’s about as clean as it gets.

Now, a heads up: Saturday the 11th of July the swell drops (4ft to 4ft), and by Sunday the 12th of July it’s looking poor with rain and strong cross-offshore winds. Not worth the paddle.

Then we get that big pulse on the 13th, which fades into a solid Tuesday the 14th of July afternoon – 10ft SW groundswell with a 17-second period and clean winds. That’s a cracker, but again, that’s big for all but experienced surfers.

Thursday the 16th of July morning is another one for the experts – 15ft SW groundswell, glassy. That’s pure power.

Into the second week, the swell stays active but the wind gets messier. Saturday the 18th of July has strong offshore winds and 10ft SW swell, clean and powerful. Sunday the 19th of July is similar but with stronger winds, still clean but a bit blown out.

The real standout, without a doubt, is the Monday the 13th of July session at Cathedral Rock. Big, clean, and powerful. That’s the one.

Rusty.

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