Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2462
2355
2418
2079
1831
1683
1387
1243
1224
1206
1060
1028
928
928
998
918
828
784
649
572
451
494
388
692
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:47PM0.94m
3:55PM0.83m
10:35AM0.69m
5:52PM0.73m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.39m
1:58AM0.40m
2:17AM0.42m
12:19PM0.68m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
22
24
22
21
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
18
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2462
2355
2418
2079
1831
1683
1387
1243
1224
1206
1060
1028
928
928
998
918
828
784
649
572
451
494
388
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
25
0.3
WSW
23
0.6
WSW
22
0.9
WSW
21
Energy kJ
24
107
317
692
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
23
Energy kJ
183
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
309
299
144
417
417
503
28
0
0
0
0
0
173
144
144
0
0
0
3
3
28
28
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
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