Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 13 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
22.4° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4ft (1.2m)19s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)201919181817171716161616161515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93210441088997954932921911818929674666657581530515614508501480379440434331
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
35
SSW
30
S
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
SSE
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
20
SE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.96
5:49PM
0.94
6:55PM
0.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.40
3:23AM
0.38
3:30AM
0.36
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----6:38-------6:37-------6:36---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181822232421181818192222262422201919222422232523
Feels °C (?)121218202014121313152017211717161516201916182220
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