Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
16.9° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
560
560
560
451
458
458
451
511
621
639
721
607
659
572
572
495
437
473
451
504
503
673
1391
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:34PM1.95m
00:18AM1.60m
1:13PM2.04m
00:56AM1.62m
1:48PM2.08m
1:30AM1.63m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.30m
6:46PM0.65m
6:31AM0.23m
7:25PM0.61m
7:06AM0.18m
8:00PM0.59m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
2
3
6
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
23
23
23
21
21
17
16
15
15
17
16
13
14
12
13
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
16
20
19
20
18
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
10
10
8
9
11
13
12
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
690
560
560
560
451
458
458
451
511
621
639
721
607
659
572
572
495
437
473
451
504
503
673
1391
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
9
1
W
11
1.1
WSW
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
23
1
1
1
7
1
19
11
28
28
25
16
83
106
16
56
42
260
270
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
NE
4
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
W
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
4
1
5
16
3
40
40
5
17
16
9
18
3
18
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
W
7
0.3
SE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
W
4
Energy kJ
10
22
25
26
34
18
21
12
18
22
14
5
11
4
2
10
16
8
7
6
13
12
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
7
0
259
259
152
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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