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Cable Station Reef Surf Forecast
/ WA – Perth City (29 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Cable Station Reef surfForecast / WA – Perth City / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.2° 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 6PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cable Station Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
768 | 990 | 1218 | 1708 | 1708 | 1804 | 2002 | 665 | 1673 | 1648 | 1729 | 1697 | 1494 | 1230 | 1060 | 1127 | 816 | 865 | 925 | 710 | 567 | 479 | 373 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:31AM0.60m | 10:30PM0.29m | 8:47AM0.64m | 9:03AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.16m | 00:26AM0.28m | 5:10PM0.13m | 5:41PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 768 | — | — | 613 | 733 | 595 | 499 | 528 | 1673 | 1648 | 1729 | 1697 | 1494 | 1230 | 1060 | 1127 | 816 | 865 | 925 | 710 | 567 | 479 | 373 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | 990 | 1218 | 1708 | 1708 | 1804 | 2002 | 665 | 71 | 50 | 19 | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 398 | 1141 | 1623 | 1623 | 1993 | 2133 | 1993 | 500 | 1993 | 145 | 145 | 12 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 12 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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