Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
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)
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
17
2.5
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3523
3619
1375
1208
999
986
819
763
642
849
1605
1192
2080
2088
2169
2259
2202
2171
1941
1849
1783
2091
1723
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
25
SSW
35
S
35
SE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:30AM0.53m
10:13PM0.55m
10:53AM0.44m
10:29PM0.61m
10:56AM0.38m
10:52PM0.67m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.30m
4:04PM0.34m
4:49AM0.27m
3:38PM0.34m
5:43AM0.29m
3:14PM0.32m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
18
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
14
14
12
12
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
14
12
14
13
13
11
8
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