Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 14 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
SW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141313131313131313141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)478515984394366297394394384362336331331336336269265440453487494501594577
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
30
SW
40
SSW
35
S
25
SE
40
E
40
E
30
E
15
ESE
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SE
15
ENE
20
NNW
20
NW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.95
6:59PM
1.03
7:36PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.30
4:58AM
0.30
5:14AM
0.29
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:26-------5:26-------5:28
Sunset--7:27-------7:27-------7:27-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212220222522202027272425252526232322212020202019
Feels °C (?)191714172015131525221921222224222221181717181716
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