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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 11 Jan 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WSW
0.3
WSW
2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1799678146788881414131389913151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6322192794541058986171052040223923212661537496440287189451405478
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
20
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
S
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
15
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.62
4:54PM
0.73
5:37PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
0.19
5:16AM
0.23
4:57AM
0.27
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222252424212020211919191819202123242119202323
Feels °C (?)161718232122151211141213131316151819181614162118
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