Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1833
2007
1826
1807
5835
3429
4577
4573
6228
6322
6093
6079
5898
5641
4944
4247
3604
3074
2664
2427
2616
3241
3905
4056
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
N
35
NW
50
NW
55
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:55PM0.54m
10:40AM0.44m
00:20AM0.61m
00:56AM0.69m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.40m
4:32PM0.32m
4:15PM0.31m
4:07PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
10
12
10
6
5
6
8
10
12
12
11
12
11
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
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