Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
22.1° 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 12AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
0.8
WSW
1.9
W
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121167911111111111111111414141313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60416329740576612681324116311631034942731655630121410431074104290889489495810771178
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NW
20
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.62
9:44AM
0.97
10:14AM
1.06
10:47AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.41
2:25AM
0.59
5:56PM
0.41
7:28PM
0.43
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--2---------------------
Temp. °C212118191818181818181817171716171717171717171819
Feels °C (?)141613121214141415141514151615161414151516161413
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