Cable Station Reef surf break

Cable Station Reef surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AWST
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Cable Station Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cable Station Reef sea temperature is
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cable Station Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Cable Station Reef at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Cable Station Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
946
940
649
558
479
428
361
361
319
338
293
250
250
259
268
290
295
286
246
281
318
250
269
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:03AM0.67m
9:21AM0.68m
9:41AM0.68m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.12m
6:16PM0.12m
6:58PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:37
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
14
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
19
21
20
17
16
15
14
13
17
20
18
17
19
17
16
15
9
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
17
18
15
12
12
12
11
10
14
18
14
13
16
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
961
946
940
649
558
479
428
361
361
319
338
293
250
250
259
268
290
295
286
212
281
197
250
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
W
17
0.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
10
9
9
33
31
38
73
117
246
227
318
210
269
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.1
W
24
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
WSW
22
Energy kJ
9
9
9
33
31
11
4
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
5
3
3
3
1
2
5
6
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
145
145
145
44
0
0
0
0
0
63
63
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
145
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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