- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Cathedral Rock Surf Forecast
/ WA – Rottnest Island (6 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 10PM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
572 | 451 | 451 | 419 | 692 | 942 | 1088 | 1213 | 2600 | 2378 | 1799 | 1692 | 1829 | 1397 | 1368 | 1225 | 1279 | 1279 | 1261 | 1159 | 1127 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:35AM0.69m | 5:52PM0.73m | 9:22AM0.65m | 7:19PM0.65m | 8:37AM0.67m | 8:26PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.68m | 2:13AM0.45m | 1:57PM0.58m | 1:48AM0.48m | 2:53PM0.49m | 1:26AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 572 | 451 | 451 | 388 | 444 | 486 | 1088 | 1213 | 2600 | 2378 | 1799 | 1692 | 1829 | 1397 | 1368 | 1225 | 1279 | 1279 | 1261 | 1159 | 1127 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 26 | WSW 25 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 59 | 140 | 419 | 692 | 942 | 471 | 513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 34 | — | 23 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 64 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 28 | 144 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cathedral Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest