Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 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
21.7° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
269
341
259
304
288
398
454
491
582
543
709
859
892
892
768
749
584
515
508
425
413
318
273
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
20
SE
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
40
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM1.15m
11:01AM1.14m
11:26AM1.09m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.54m
10:52PM0.52m
11:32PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
16
15
17
18
19
19
19
18
16
15
17
20
22
20
18
16
16
15
17
21
22
21
20
17
11
11
15
16
15
14
15
13
10
10
12
17
18
13
11
9
9
8
11
17
16
15
14
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
284
269
341
259
304
288
280
454
384
582
543
709
859
892
892
768
749
584
515
508
425
413
318
273
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
17
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
210
144
140
128
82
216
398
276
491
277
222
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SSW
8
Energy kJ
45
45
88
216
298
52
49
46
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
4
1
5
6
3
8
8
6
4
11
11
9
7
2
2
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
28
1
0
0
144
144
0
3
28
28
28
0
0
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
3
28
28
57
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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