Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.3° C
0.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
793
892
813
1531
1358
1321
1598
1644
1857
2032
1826
1849
3840
5250
4190
2749
2620
5162
4864
5055
5319
5133
4764
4026
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
40
NW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:45PM0.50m
11:04AM0.51m
11:55PM0.54m
10:40AM0.44m
00:20AM0.61m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.38m
5:03PM0.35m
5:59AM0.40m
4:32PM0.32m
4:15PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
4
Temp °C
17
15
16
18
21
22
21
18
17
17
18
18
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
9
9
11
16
16
15
12
10
10
13
10
6
5
6
7
7
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
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