Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (03 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
1.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
458
458
503
511
630
639
630
651
581
572
572
552
495
473
451
459
560
1726
721
1545
1450
1474
2687
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:18AM1.60m
1:13PM2.04m
00:56AM1.62m
1:48PM2.08m
1:30AM1.63m
2:22PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.65m
6:31AM0.23m
7:25PM0.61m
7:06AM0.18m
8:00PM0.59m
7:40AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:34
5:32
5:31
4
2
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
20
21
21
16
16
14
19
17
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
16
15
20
17
19
18
12
14
11
16
14
11
9
9
9
10
11
10
8
9
10
10
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.2
ESE
10
1.5
SW
13
0.5
W
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
2.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
451
458
458
503
511
630
639
630
651
581
572
572
552
495
473
451
459
560
9
721
56
258
427
2687
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
W
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
23
5
1
1
1
1
9
5
17
28
16
16
17
44
17
36
30
90
9
7
7
7
23
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
N
3
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
15
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
W
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
7
27
26
5
28
16
9
18
5
18
15
33
7
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
3
2.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
10
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
34
12
12
15
18
16
15
13
4
7
3
5
7
20
19
17
3
11
1726
555
1545
1450
1474
1404
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
259
259
259
4
18
4
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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