Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

20.3° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	4	4	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	2	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2178	1891	1606	1368	1135	1091	1134	1193	1127	999	895	895	742	721	700	607	607	486	469	469	400	388	334
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:32AM1.13m									8:10AM1.13m								8:47AM1.09m
Low Tide						5:07PM0.46m								5:25PM0.43m								5:46PM0.40m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	17	19	18	16
Feels °C	11	11	10	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	8	11	13	12	10	9	7	7	8	13	16	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13
kJ	2178	1891	1606	1368	1135	1091	1134	1193	1127	999	895	895	742	721	700	607	607	486	394	394	400	388	295
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 14	W 24	W 24	W 24	WSW 22	WSW 21	WSW 21	WSW 21	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	401	11	11	11	47	90	89	87	214	329	415	398	395	469	469	373	343	334
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 24	W 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	ESE 3	E 3	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	NE 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	3	6	5	3	—	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	28	0	0	118	144	56	3	3	0	3	28	0	0	3	28	28	28	35	35	1	0	28	28
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Rating (10 max)		4	4				4	4	4	4		3	3	3						3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4

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