Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

19.7°C

Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat morning).
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	680	579	680	857	668	838	1379	596	520	1037	2237	2851	983	883	1367	1144	1011	961	1100	458	646	635	472
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					8:29PM0.50m				8:03AM0.43m			7:51PM0.54m					9:34AM0.39m			7:46PM0.61m
Low Tide		1:28PM0.31m					2:26AM0.35m			1:08PM0.34m					3:05AM0.26m			12:40PM0.36m					3:46AM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	6:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	17	17	17	18	18	17	15	15	19	21	19	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	14	11	10	10	11	10	10	10	12	9	10	10	10	10	8	9	15	15	12	14	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	—	SSW 6	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12
kJ	680	579	680	857	668	838	1379	596	520	280	1093	1079	774	883	1367	1144	1011	711	—	108	646	635	472
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 12	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	—	—	—	WSW 15	SW 7	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 12	—	—	—
kJ	53	100	184	520	333	325	—	407	392	—	—	—	983	268	—	—	—	—	—	458	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	44	75	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 5	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3
kJ	—	10	34	59	59	53	62	51	48	1037	2237	2851	428	14	20	16	—	961	1100	74	8	7	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	4	2
Distance (km)	0	144	173	144	144	144	28	28	144	2171	2465	1818	1650	28	28	28	28	144	144	191	74	118	28
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island	Cathedral Rock
Rating (10 max)	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	4

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