Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1670
1265
1319
1881
1608
1307
2732
892
712
603
612
895
768
734
1110
1186
2325
2066
1797
1680
1428
1058
922
757
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
30
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:01AM0.91m
5:17AM0.95m
6:19AM0.98m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.41m
3:57PM0.42m
4:01PM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
12
8
8
8
8
9
10
12
14
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
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