Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
21.7° 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 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (12 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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 Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
0
0
1
4
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
W
13
1.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
865
721
1533
1895
2817
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1783
1783
1619
1306
1286
1533
2118
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NW
15
W
0
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:16PM0.69m
7:32AM0.78m
8:07PM0.66m
7:44AM0.89m
10:11PM0.66m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.62m
00:43AM0.53m
2:19PM0.54m
00:48AM0.59m
3:19PM0.48m
00:42AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
22
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
15
18
19
22
20
18
15
15
16
18
19
18
19
19
17
15
14
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
W
13
1.3
W
11
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
608
865
426
1533
1895
2817
3341
3626
3724
3432
3114
2817
2541
2495
2182
2180
1989
1783
1619
1306
1286
1533
2118
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
17
0.5
W
16
1.2
WSW
16
Energy kJ
93
135
721
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
2.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
7
1783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
8
4
4
4
Distance (km)
121
258
258
0
1
1
7
7
340
377
370
174
28
64
28
28
309
1650
417
144
377
417
166
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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