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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AWST
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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
22.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4PM is: 0.8m 23s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (12 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)24s
Evening (12 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)22s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)242423222120201919181817171716161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22631758173983999093210441088997954932921911818788674666657581537522515508
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSW
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
15
SE
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.96
4:25PM
0.96
5:49PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.40
3:23AM
0.38
3:30AM
0.36
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:16-------6:16
Sunset--6:39-------6:38-------6:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202325232019181822232421181818182222222623201919
Feels °C (?)131920141212121218201815121213132118162018151515
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