Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

20.0° C

Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Evening (13 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night).
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1579	2517	2431	2153	1928	1857	1811	1788	1766	1599	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	765	946	724	1199
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:17AM1.26m								9:05AM1.24m								9:50AM1.16m
Low Tide							5:53PM0.39m								6:36PM0.38m								7:16PM0.37m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	13	17	20	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	21	21	20
Feels °C	12	11	9	9	12	12	11	11	10	9	7	8	13	15	13	11	9	8	8	10	14	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1579	2517	2431	2153	1928	1857	1811	1788	1766	1599	1374	1356	1292	1292	1257	1114	1099	1083	892	765	765	946	724	1199
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	—	—	W 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	SW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 12	WSW 12	NW 13
kJ	417	—	—	3	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	97	448	356	283	283	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 14	NW 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	11	18	36	46	74	72	62	80	72
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	28	28	1	1	1	28	35	35	144	253	472	910	413	363	44	299
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5	5

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