Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.6°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
19
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1283
936
769
648
493
412
399
319
261
342
428
701
1511
1817
1696
1856
2048
1406
2383
2552
2225
1972
1948
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM0.80m
10:52PM0.52m
10:00AM0.71m
10:50PM0.53m
10:40AM0.63m
10:59PM0.58m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.49m
4:51PM0.32m
3:19AM0.41m
4:56PM0.33m
4:09AM0.36m
4:52PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
13
16
17
15
14
13
12
13
15
17
18
16
16
14
15
15
15
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
3
2
6
10
10
8
8
7
6
7
10
11
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
18
18
17
17
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