Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
116
81
114
127
118
136
171
134
132
118
212
208
168
134
126
120
147
436
370
1586
2161
1285
1736
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
S
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM1.54m
10:26AM1.76m
9:53PM1.49m
11:21AM1.85m
10:48PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:17PM0.85m
3:30AM0.38m
4:31PM0.86m
4:23AM0.34m
5:32PM0.83m
5:11AM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:12
5:10
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
10
9
12
15
16
13
12
12
13
14
13
16
15
12
10
9
9
10
10
15
12
12
12
10
8
7
10
13
15
12
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
9
6
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.2
ESE
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
149
116
54
114
90
85
136
171
134
132
118
212
208
168
134
126
120
147
10
370
661
814
1018
1235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SW
17
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
SW
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.7
WSW
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
17
0.6
SW
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
44
98
81
26
14
118
85
73
50
53
42
4
20
20
20
36
10
10
11
116
10
10
10
153
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SW
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
10
4
52
93
127
13
15
9
6
6
5
22
3
20
20
19
13
12
10
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
12
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
57
22
18
13
18
16
2
5
7
4
12
27
34
75
436
1586
2161
1285
1736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
1
Distance (km)
18
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
4
5
5
0
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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