Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.5° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2459
2179
2094
2010
1822
1822
1822
1600
1600
1265
1319
1881
1527
1307
1154
904
712
603
612
603
634
690
700
1029
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
20
SSW
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-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
2:45AM0.84m
4:01AM0.91m
5:17AM0.95m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.38m
3:59PM0.41m
3:57PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
13
12
14
13
15
14
10
10
8
8
8
8
10
10
12
11
10
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