Cathedral Rock surfForecast / WA – Rottnest Island / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
19.0° 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 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)111214141414141415151414141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1330129124522710267325222606264327172717268024602200200517231534131812801204965837824862760
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.55
7:57AM
0.77
10:19PM
0.50
8:41AM
0.68
9:46PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.31
12:23AM
0.55
4:02PM
0.32
1:54AM
0.45
3:53PM
0.33
2:49AM
0.36
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09
Sunset--6:10-------6:12-------6:12-----
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C151515151616161616161616161514141415151615151614
Feels °C (?)98991110111315151312121311121212101111121311
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - Rottnest Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-shore wind 30 km from Cathedral Rock has fallen light (calm at Swanbourne Automatic Weather Station). Waves should be turning clean at Cathedral Rock. 2.6m 13s groundswell from the WSW with a 2.4m 12s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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30 km away, 1 h 23 min ago

4 km/h
E
0.0
19.0
Air / Water (°C)
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