Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
21.4° 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 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.9
NNE
4
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
219
175
170
106
96
94
69
56
56
56
42
81
69
69
68
66
30
47
71
120
165
163
195
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
N
10
SW
15
ESE
30
NE
35
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:57AM1.03m
12:39PM0.94m
1:47PM0.83m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.48m
00:13AM0.47m
00:25AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:34
5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
16
16
18
21
23
21
20
18
17
16
18
21
22
22
20
18
18
17
19
21
21
22
21
19
8
8
11
16
17
14
12
8
8
7
10
16
19
14
13
11
10
10
13
18
18
18
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
219
219
175
170
106
96
94
69
56
56
56
10
81
69
69
68
66
30
29
16
120
165
163
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
6
1
6
6
10
26
17
37
9
9
4
4
2
24
47
71
12
13
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
6
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
W
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
6
1
42
1
1
6
26
13
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
21
22
17
5
3
3
10
23
29
35
22
3
1
4
6
14
21
15
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
33
144
253
1
28
28
35
260
224
253
253
1
0
28
28
35
35
35
121
1
28
0
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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