Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AWST
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Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
8
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
768
990
1218
1708
1708
1804
2002
665
1673
1648
1729
1697
1494
1230
1060
1127
816
865
925
710
567
479
373
325
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:37AM0.84m
10:16PM0.53m
8:59AM0.93m
11:39PM0.53m
9:25AM1.02m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.43m
1:00AM0.51m
5:19PM0.44m
00:24AM0.53m
6:14PM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:40
5:40
5:39
5:38
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
14
14
11
10
10
9
7
6
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
10
12
13
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
768
613
733
595
499
528
1673
1648
1729
1697
1494
1230
1060
1127
816
865
925
710
567
479
373
325
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
8
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
990
1218
1708
1708
1804
2002
665
71
50
19
9
10
6
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
417
1138
1650
1650
2019
2159
2019
493
2019
144
144
32
64
64
50
32
144
144
144
0
0
0
0
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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