Cathedral Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (19 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 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3863
3311
2700
2516
2786
3424
4004
4056
4161
4320
3944
3351
2986
2696
2696
2491
2549
2396
2094
2038
1847
2061
1983
1600
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:56AM0.69m
1:43AM0.77m
2:45AM0.84m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.31m
4:05PM0.34m
4:03PM0.38m
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
10
10
13
14
14
14
15
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
11
14
12
11
13
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