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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 am Friday 01 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
16.8° 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: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
1077 | 1171 | 1063 | 1048 | 1004 | 872 | 859 | 690 | 690 | 560 | 560 | 495 | 451 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 451 | 573 | 763 | 850 | 1053 | 950 | 824 | 454 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.84m | 11:36PM1.58m | 12:34PM1.95m | 00:18AM1.60m | 1:13PM2.04m | 00:56AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.39m | 5:59PM0.70m | 5:51AM0.30m | 6:46PM0.65m | 6:31AM0.23m | 7:25PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | 5:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1077 | 1171 | 1063 | 1048 | 1004 | 872 | 859 | 690 | 690 | 560 | 560 | 495 | 451 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 451 | 573 | 763 | 850 | 1053 | 950 | 824 | 454 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 340 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | NW 3 | — | ENE 6 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 14 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
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