Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
7
3
4
0
0
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
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
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6029
6534
6399
4576
5130
5000
6787
7003
7493
7509
6943
6397
5713
5140
4527
4105
3513
3017
2459
2143
1975
1729
1503
1216
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:29PM2.03m
3:07AM1.61m
4:04PM1.96m
3:41AM1.57m
4:39PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.18m
9:38PM0.65m
9:21AM0.23m
10:13PM0.70m
9:56AM0.31m
10:50PM0.73m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
12
11
11
11
2
4
5
6
7
7
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
8
10
11
12
13
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
3.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
0.6
S
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
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
SSW
12
Energy kJ
197
1611
3943
1271
170
39
41
5713
5140
4527
4105
3513
3017
2459
2143
1975
1729
1503
1216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
1611
42
41
42
36
30
17
14
15
30
44
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
6029
6534
6399
4576
5130
5000
6787
7003
7493
7509
6943
6397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
7
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
288
288
530
537
18
523
523
563
584
376
376
530
18
4
4
4
4
4
39
98
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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