Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
390
257
418
975
1218
1200
1182
996
811
646
514
418
314
200
261
517
501
623
721
779
975
1206
1121
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48AM1.86m
3:53PM2.20m
3:33AM1.84m
4:38PM2.10m
4:22AM1.77m
5:26PM1.96m
Low Tide
9:10AM-0.12m
9:56PM0.55m
9:56AM-0.02m
10:42PM0.59m
10:45AM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
17
16
15
19
24
24
21
20
19
17
17
19
24
24
21
19
17
16
16
20
25
26
23
18
15
14
13
17
22
22
20
18
16
14
14
16
20
21
18
16
13
12
12
15
21
22
19
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
407
390
257
418
975
1218
1200
1182
996
811
646
514
418
314
194
261
517
501
623
721
779
975
1206
1121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.6
SW
17
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.2
E
8
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
11
6
6
243
5
26
39
21
23
22
20
20
17
7
200
124
60
133
5
246
413
454
860
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
W
22
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SW
20
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
12
12
82
55
14
9
6
14
61
7
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
16
15
11
1
3
7
6
12
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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