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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia
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Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
942 | 1088 | 1213 | 2024 | 1955 | 1799 | 1787 | 1433 | 1397 | 1453 | 1225 | 1208 | 1279 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 889 | 876 | 863 | 850 | 711 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:22AM0.65m | 7:19PM0.65m | 8:37AM0.67m | 8:26PM0.59m | 8:25AM0.75m | 9:22PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.45m | 1:57PM0.58m | 1:48AM0.48m | 2:53PM0.49m | 1:26AM0.49m | 3:41PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
— | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
18 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
486 | 1088 | 1213 | 2024 | 1955 | 1799 | 1787 | 1433 | 1397 | 1453 | 1225 | 1208 | 1279 | 1191 | 1159 | 1127 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 889 | 876 | 863 | 850 | 711 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
942 | 471 | 513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 28 | 43 | 34 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 50 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 28 |
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