Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
5
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
5
5
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
8
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7355
6331
5262
4116
3412
3102
1408
2334
2259
2402
2629
1181
2103
2372
2636
2313
4858
4670
4432
4173
3100
2856
3113
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SSE
5
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
W
55
WSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.10m
7:24AM1.13m
8:20AM1.10m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.35m
4:52PM0.34m
5:25PM0.33m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
8
9
12
10
11
12
10
9
9
6
7
5
-1
1
1
1
3
5
8
10
10
10
10
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