Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

18.8°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2259	2202	1969	1969	1758	1758	1783	1657	1680	1704	1578	1578	1578	1415	1223	1283	1083	892	765	653	522	434	362	277
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SE	ESE	S	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:56AM0.38m				10:52PM0.67m				10:22AM0.35m					11:19PM0.74m
Low Tide			5:43AM0.29m			3:14PM0.32m					7:03AM0.34m			2:52PM0.31m								2:37PM0.32m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	18	19	19	19	16	14	14	15	18	21	23	20	19	19	17	17	21	26	27	27	25
Feels °C	16	15	13	14	14	13	13	9	8	8	10	15	18	18	14	13	15	13	12	19	26	27	26	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	2259	2202	1969	1969	1758	1758	1783	1657	1680	1704	1578	1578	1578	1415	1223	1283	1083	892	765	653	522	434	362	277
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	E 3	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	10	10	9	6	—	—	—	4	2	3	3	2	3	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	57	28	28	28	28	28	28	3	0	34	32	28	28	28	31	1	0	0	0	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4								4	4							3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5	5

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