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Cathedral Rock Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Cape Otway (10 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1558 | 1423 | 1527 | 1693 | 2830 | 2975 | 4001 | 5020 | 5306 | 5840 | 6306 | 4298 | 5400 | 6562 | 5659 | 6019 | 6495 | 6918 | 5907 | 5808 | 5395 | 4838 | 4463 | 3843 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.08m | 2:34AM1.63m | 3:29PM2.03m | 3:07AM1.61m | 4:04PM1.96m | 3:41AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.15m | 9:06PM0.62m | 8:47AM0.18m | 9:38PM0.65m | 9:21AM0.23m | 10:13PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | 5:27 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 15 | — | SW 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1558 | 1423 | 1527 | 1693 | 136 | 136 | 212 | — | 379 | 197 | — | 1611 | 4565 | 4074 | 44 | 42 | — | 5922 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 4838 | 4463 | 3843 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 72 | 140 | 188 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1398 | 1271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 516 | 2830 | 2975 | 4001 | 5020 | 5306 | 5840 | 6306 | 4298 | 5400 | 6562 | 5659 | 6019 | 6495 | 6918 | 5907 | 5808 | 5395 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 259 | 356 | 537 | 376 | 357 | 288 | 558 | 537 | 18 | 523 | 523 | 563 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 530 | 18 | 18 | 218 | 4 |
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