Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6322
6161
6079
6236
5641
4944
4528
3863
3311
2700
2460
2786
3424
4263
4318
4430
4213
3944
3594
2986
2696
2696
2491
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:56AM0.69m
1:43AM0.77m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.31m
4:07PM0.31m
4:05PM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
13
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