Cable Station Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.00° S 115.74° E

Cable Station Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cable Station Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.1° 

Cable Station Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cable Station Reef today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cable Station Reef at 7AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2716
2271
1846
1670
1504
1370
1370
1244
1279
1487
1588
1787
2017
2230
2230
2323
2027
1953
1928
1904
1788
1743
1654
1428
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:00AM0.72m
9:43AM0.67m
00:12AM0.30m
10:19AM0.59m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.04m
5:56PM0.12m
2:36AM0.29m
5:44PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
16
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
9
10
9
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
11
12
11
10
11
11
9
9
13
17
16
15
14
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