Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

19.0°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s
Evening (01 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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)	2	1	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	784	892	2007	2238	2238	2381	2207	2178	1900	1748	1647	1504	1351	1143	942	802	791	700	947	921	1368	1629	1721	1956
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	ESE	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:02PM0.90m								11:39PM0.93m								00:26AM0.93m
Low Tide				10:01AM0.33m									12:16PM0.31m								1:16PM0.28m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	14	15	16	15	15	14	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	10	10	11	11	12	11	9	10	9	9	9	14	11	9	9	9	10	11	10	13	11	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15
kJ	345	338	2007	2238	2238	2381	2207	2178	1900	1748	1647	1504	1351	1143	942	802	791	700	947	921	1368	1629	1721	1956
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	784	892	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	31	52	40	26	—	—	—	17	29	39
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	144	28	28	0	0	144	144	50	3	3	28	0	173	173	144	145	28	0	0	0	177	177	144	144
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Rating (10 max)				4	4				4	4		4						3	3	3
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