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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 pm Wednesday 27 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
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):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- 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 WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
369 | 363 | 311 | 301 | 301 | 178 | 149 | 116 | 81 | 114 | 127 | 118 | 136 | 171 | 134 | 132 | 119 | 212 | 208 | 175 | 134 | 126 | 120 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.62m | 9:18AM1.68m | 8:53PM1.54m | 10:26AM1.76m | 9:53PM1.49m | 11:21AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.42m | 3:17PM0.85m | 3:30AM0.38m | 4:31PM0.86m | 4:23AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 149 | 94 | 311 | 301 | 301 | 178 | 149 | 116 | 81 | 114 | 90 | 85 | 136 | 171 | 134 | 132 | 119 | 212 | 208 | 175 | 134 | 126 | 120 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 369 | 363 | 54 | 28 | 16 | 56 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 18 | 127 | 118 | 85 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 98 | 52 | 93 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
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