Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
22.5° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111414131313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239227157382338151126482437479472509501388351346290286253196187184144144
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
30
E
15
E
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
1.02
2:52PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
0.35
2:13AM
0.33
2:48AM
0.33
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:24--
Sunset6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-----------111--1----1713
Temp. °C212018171617212426232218181823283027272621181717
Feels °C (?)15141110911162122171510111119262822222217131112
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