Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.4°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)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 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
535
892
1700
1833
1807
1962
2482
2899
2999
2895
2684
2684
2712
2638
2318
2078
1883
1605
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
NW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:22PM0.89m
11:47PM0.85m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.36m
12:57PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
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Feels °C
15
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