Cable Station Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Perth City Coast, Australia)

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Cable Station Reef Surf Guide

Cable Station Reef on the West Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include rips and sharks.

Cable Station Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	20.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cable Station Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cable Station Reef occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cable Station Reef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cable Station Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in June while 10% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 88% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

10%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

88%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cable Station Reef Location Map

Interactive Cable Station Reef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cable Station Reef is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 17 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cable Station Reef is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 22 km (14 miles) away.

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Cable Station Reef Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 18:13 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	15	15	19	18
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	off	off

What does Cable Station Reef look like?

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Tides at Cable Station Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Mosman Park, 1 km from Cable Station Reef.

Next High Water: 09:02pm | 0.15m

Next Low Water: 08:03pm | 0.14m

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Cable Station Reef Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.9 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 20.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite