Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2899
2999
2895
3058
3114
3072
2989
1748
2436
2221
1990
1751
1557
1380
1316
1060
938
825
745
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47PM0.85m
00:15AM0.79m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.35m
1:05PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
16
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16
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16
16
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15
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
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15
14
11
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11
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14
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11
12
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