Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

19.6°C

Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (26 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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	0	1	3	1	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SSW 6	SW 6	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 16	SW 11	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1044	325	397	887	694	728	701	638	524	471	389	308	382	453	143	127	91	64	65	79	116	138	193	330
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SE	SE	SSW	SE	SSW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	E	E	E	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					11:46AM0.49m			9:04PM0.88m								9:32PM0.96m								10:03PM1.01m
Low Tide		4:23AM0.23m			1:26PM0.48m						5:24AM0.23m								6:38AM0.25m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—
mm	3	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	15	16	20	19	17	15	14	15	19	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	20	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	8	6	7	12	10	17	14	10	8	8	10	16	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	18	13	13	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 12	SW 7	SW 12	WSW 11	SW 11	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	W 19	WSW 11	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 9	WSW 16	WSW 11	WSW 15	WSW 14
kJ	—	325	211	887	694	728	—	638	524	471	389	308	—	7	143	127	91	54	36	79	99	78	193	330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	W 18	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 16	W 11	WSW 16	WSW 10	—
kJ	—	—	397	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	6	110	72	64	65	67	9	138	62	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	W 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	30	28	53	9	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 7	—	—	—	—	SW 11	SSE 4	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 5	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	—	SW 11	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	1044	221	—	—	—	—	701	8	11	10	3	—	382	453	113	—	5	5	5	—	116	10	7	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2
Distance (km)	144	144	28	0	74	0	145	145	34	28	0	0	360	2018	2000	28	31	28	28	0	144	241	144	0
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Rating (10 max)				3		3					2	2								1				2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6	5

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