Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.8° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2271
1846
1670
1504
1370
1370
1244
1279
1487
1588
1787
2017
2230
2351
2323
2027
1953
1928
1904
1788
1743
1507
1428
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
15
S
20
SE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:10AM1.03m
00:46AM0.54m
9:53AM0.91m
00:08AM0.49m
10:29AM0.77m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.33m
1:37AM0.54m
6:14PM0.34m
3:01AM0.46m
6:17PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
12
10
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
10
12
10
11
10
11
10
9
11
15
15
13
12
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