Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
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)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1083
1127
994
1018
837
824
722
679
659
551
525
517
525
587
624
561
692
603
692
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14PM0.61m
6:47AM0.76m
10:04PM0.56m
7:44AM0.71m
9:32PM0.54m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.34m
00:00AM0.61m
2:59PM0.32m
1:26AM0.51m
3:10PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
11
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