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Cathedral Rock Surf Forecast
/ WA – Rottnest Island (6 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 May 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 warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
332 | 260 | 265 | 200 | 196 | 157 | 172 | 133 | 318 | 257 | 341 | 1234 | 3046 | 4386 | 8076 | 11235 | 15552 | 21255 | 20669 | 17081 | 13984 | 9999 | 6908 | 4677 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.12m | 8:52AM1.19m | 9:20AM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.48m | 5:51PM0.50m | 6:29PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 332 | 260 | 265 | 200 | 196 | 157 | 172 | 106 | 318 | 257 | 249 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 199 | 185 | 144 | 141 | 106 | 81 | 49 | 133 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 25 | 64 | 92 | 85 | 102 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 84 | 341 | 1234 | 3046 | 4386 | 8076 | 11235 | 15552 | 21255 | 20669 | 17081 | 13984 | 9999 | 6908 | 4677 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 44 | 253 | 232 | 2495 | 318 | 410 | 1650 | 1650 | 1775 | 1901 | 1908 | 2019 | 2175 | 2175 | 1138 | 1138 | 2459 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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