Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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
21.8° 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 6PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)18s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
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
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2024
2512
1799
1892
1433
1397
1292
1225
1208
1208
1191
1159
1127
1095
1079
1079
889
876
915
850
902
796
700
624
Wind (km/h)
40
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM0.65m
7:19PM0.65m
8:37AM0.67m
8:26PM0.59m
8:25AM0.75m
9:22PM0.55m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.58m
1:48AM0.48m
2:53PM0.49m
1:26AM0.49m
3:41PM0.44m
1:12AM0.50m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:40
8
5
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
8
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
15
16
13
12
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
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
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2024
2512
1799
1892
1433
1397
1292
1225
1208
1208
1191
1159
1127
1095
1079
1079
889
876
915
850
902
796
700
624
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
22
32
16
20
18
20
2
6
6
5
5
2
8
7
28
31
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
144
28
64
64
33
31
28
3
28
0
0
28
0
3
0
0
0
144
144
145
0
32
32
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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