Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (22 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	2	2	3	3	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	610	630	689	640	555	883	947	934	774	774	672	653	586	486	406	362	357	295	290	199	187	180	174
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:24AM0.71m								4:18AM0.82m									5:13AM0.93m
Low Tide						5:15PM0.35m								5:10PM0.38m								5:01PM0.42m


	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	17	15	14	14	12	12	12	15	17	16	14	14	13	12	13	15	16	17	15
Feels °C	8	8	9	12	12	8	8	9	6	6	6	10	12	11	8	8	7	6	7	12	14	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	610	630	689	640	555	883	947	934	774	774	672	653	586	486	406	362	357	295	290	199	187	180	174
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	—	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 15
kJ	6	—	75	214	322	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	25	25	25	24	53	52	87	51	81	110
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	ESE 2	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	—	—	—	4	4	4	5	8	6	4	—	1	3	3	5	5	4	2	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	28	28	28	28	28	1	28	3	28	28	35	35	35	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3							3		3						2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9

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