Cable Station Reef
Cable Station Reef is the artificial surf reef off Mosman Beach in Perths inner coastal strip, a rare man-made wave between Leighton and South Cottesloe. It is one of the metro areas most distinctive surf checks and can produce lefts and rights when the east wind and northwest swell line up. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Cable Station Reef in Western Australia.
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East wind is the clean lane, northwest swell is the main trigger, and tide is not the controlling factor.
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The reef is about 150m offshore from the main beach, and the whole setup is one of the Perth metros most distinctive artificial wave checks.
Summer is often flat, crowds build when it works, and rips and sharks remain part of the read.
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