Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

19.8° 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 (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	W 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4085	1977	2763	2350	1777	1581	1255	1120	995	880	774	623	532	556	595	752	621	603	700	865	988	1034	919	878
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	S	ESE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:26AM0.50m			11:11AM0.60m					2:17AM0.54m		9:04AM0.53m						2:39AM0.62m
Low Tide		4:23AM0.50m					6:32PM0.40m				5:52AM0.52m				5:42PM0.37m								5:23PM0.35m


	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	14	13
Feels °C	12	10	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	13	14	12	12	11	11	12	13	10	10	11	10	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	W 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	4085	1977	2763	2350	1777	1581	1255	1120	995	880	774	623	532	556	595	752	621	603	700	865	988	1034	919	878
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 15	—	W 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 10	W 10	W 10	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 18
kJ	—	1258	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	8	123	163	158	125	121	233	285	257	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	309	144	309	28	144	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	144	28	28	28	28	0	0	144	64	28
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Rating (10 max)							4	4	3	3	3	3	2							3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4

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