Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1279
1487
1588
1787
2017
2230
2230
2323
2027
1953
1928
1880
1788
1743
1487
1428
1319
1175
1159
1099
1083
1038
919
905
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
E
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:46AM0.54m
9:53AM0.91m
00:08AM0.49m
10:29AM0.77m
11:52PM0.48m
10:55AM0.63m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.54m
6:14PM0.34m
3:01AM0.46m
6:17PM0.35m
4:01AM0.41m
5:48PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
11
15
14
13
13
11
10
9
11
16
16
17
16
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