Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)--
Evening (09 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5713
5069
4527
4105
3513
3017
2459
2143
1975
1729
1503
1284
1082
1064
1064
1082
1100
1118
1137
1174
1211
1230
1147
1034
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
0
SE
0
E
0
E
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04PM1.96m
3:41AM1.57m
4:39PM1.88m
4:20AM1.52m
5:17PM1.79m
5:06AM1.47m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.70m
9:56AM0.31m
10:50PM0.73m
10:34AM0.41m
11:31PM0.76m
11:18AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
12
13
15
15
12
11
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
9
9
9
7
10
11
13
13
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
5713
5069
4527
4105
3513
3017
2459
2143
1975
1729
1503
1284
1082
1064
1064
1082
1100
1118
1137
1174
1211
1230
1147
1034
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
42
42
43
41
36
33
14
14
28
45
25
31
18
16
84
16
15
52
3
3
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
3
3
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
29
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
677
558
18
4
4
4
4
5
206
39
4
4
4
18
18
18
18
18
18
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
5
5
6
7
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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