Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 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 6AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (08 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
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
2.1
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6849
7003
7964
7782
7212
6583
5713
5302
4527
4105
3513
3017
2459
2143
1975
1729
1503
1284
1177
1158
1098
1117
1135
1154
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:07AM1.61m
4:04PM1.96m
3:41AM1.57m
4:39PM1.88m
4:20AM1.52m
5:17PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.23m
10:13PM0.70m
9:56AM0.31m
10:50PM0.73m
10:34AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:28
5:27
5:25
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
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
2.1
SW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
39
205
208
5713
5302
4527
4105
3513
3017
2459
2143
1975
1729
1503
1284
1177
1158
1098
1117
1135
1154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
42
41
43
41
36
33
14
17
28
44
25
27
51
15
85
37
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
6849
7003
7964
7782
7212
6583
25
27
30
36
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
8
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
523
523
563
584
357
376
558
18
4
4
4
4
4
39
39
4
4
4
4
18
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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