
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
352 | 324 | 272 | 200 | 197 | 164 | 132 | 104 | 91 | 89 | 80 | 134 | 132 | 158 | 147 | 155 | 206 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36AM2.07m | 4:18PM1.70m | 5:12AM1.98m | 4:50PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.11m | 10:43AM0.59m | 10:33PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
352 | 324 | 272 | 200 | 197 | 164 | 132 | 104 | 64 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 132 | 158 | 147 | 155 | 206 | 194 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 |
15 | 48 | 53 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 43 | 68 | 91 | 67 | 80 | 134 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | ESE 5 | SW 16 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 11 |
2 | 14 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | — | — | 6 | 89 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | — |
48 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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