
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
435 | 373 | 347 | 272 | 503 | 454 | 1135 | 2048 | 2520 | 3136 | 3496 | 3015 | 2868 | 2481 | 2158 | 1526 | 1271 | 1124 | 1149 | 2719 | 2595 | 2328 | 2537 | 2776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.63m | 7:02PM1.39m | 8:16AM1.53m | 8:26PM1.34m | 9:24AM1.47m | 10:07PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.52m | 1:29PM0.88m | 1:25AM0.67m | 2:38PM0.89m | 2:43AM0.78m | 3:54PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
435 | 373 | 347 | 272 | 503 | 437 | 1135 | 2048 | 2520 | 3136 | 3496 | 3015 | 2868 | 2481 | 2158 | 1526 | 1271 | 1016 | 1002 | 2719 | 2595 | 2328 | 2537 | 2776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 22 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | WSW 21 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
73 | 72 | 106 | 137 | 236 | 454 | 528 | 73 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 685 | 730 | 872 | 1124 | 1149 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | S 18 | ESE 8 | S 18 | E 8 |
6 | 5 | 72 | 134 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 19 | — | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 99 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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