Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 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
22.1° 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: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111111111111141414131313131313131415149111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132412651163103494273165563012141043107410429088948949581093117812258622403382134904257
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
NW
25
NW
40
NW
50
NW
55
NW
70
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononononcrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.97
10:14AM
1.06
10:47AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.41
7:28PM
0.43
9:23PM
0.43
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------5---
Temp. °C181818181817171716161717171718181819202017161716
Feels °C (?)14141415161515161515141415151716131211114567
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