Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 May 2026 AWST
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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
21.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
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)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
805
700
653
560
560
551
951
730
658
595
595
491
491
429
429
336
265
230
186
138
242
325
522
499
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM0.96m
12:30PM0.82m
10:07AM0.70m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.43m
00:14AM0.44m
00:31AM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
18
17
15
16
16
17
18
16
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
11
10
7
9
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
9
9
8
9
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
805
700
653
560
560
551
951
730
658
595
595
491
491
429
429
336
265
230
186
133
242
325
522
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
18
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
22
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
127
6
132
143
6
12
9
26
51
66
138
103
103
107
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
6
15
38
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1.3
SW
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
1.1
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
34
174
15
7
132
143
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
144
144
64
144
144
144
145
28
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
173
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
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