Cathedral Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° S 115.45° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cathedral Rock sea temperature is

19.5°C

Cathedral Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SSW 6	SW 7	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 16	SW 11	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	471	422	344	308	338	467	143	140	92	64	115	67	99	138	193	371	316	347	331	326	321	292	230	288
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	SE	ESE	E	E	E	SSW	S	S	S	SE	ENE	ENE	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide								9:32PM0.96m								10:03PM1.01m								10:37PM1.01m
Low Tide			5:24AM0.23m								6:38AM0.25m									8:09AM0.27m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	20	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	21	21	20	19	20	19	18	17	18	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	9	8	9	16	11	12	12	11	9	9	8	17	15	14	13	16	14	14	15	16	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 10	SW 9	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	471	422	344	308	—	196	143	140	88	51	115	65	96	78	193	330	316	347	331	326	321	292	230	288
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 18	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 10	WSW 14	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	W 18	—	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	6	95	92	64	53	67	99	138	42	371	49	41	20	9	25	—	87	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	W 11	W 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	30	28	9	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	—	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 5	SE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	S 2	SSW 4	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	SW 4	SW 3	SSW 4	SW 4
kJ	21	14	7	—	338	467	103	9	16	19	18	3	1	25	64	62	—	—	—	—	5	5	9	9
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2
Distance (km)	145	28	3	0	144	144	64	376	202	195	144	0	34	241	144	28	0	28	0	173	1651	173	177	64
Best forecast wave conditions in Rottnest Island			Stark Bay	Stark Bay								Salmon Point					Cathedral Rock		Salmon Point
Rating (10 max)			2	2								1					2		2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	4	7	7	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	4	4	5	5	5

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