Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
20.2° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
7
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.3
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
3866
3218
4251
4461
5302
5839
4800
4085
2127
2702
2350
1777
1557
1255
1120
953
838
774
644
541
522
467
763
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:19AM0.73m
2:26AM0.50m
11:11AM0.60m
2:17AM0.54m
9:04AM0.53m
Low Tide
7:53PM0.40m
4:23AM0.50m
6:32PM0.40m
5:52AM0.52m
5:42PM0.37m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
7
6
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
13
14
12
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
11
13
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