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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
572 | 572 | 552 | 552 | 535 | 444 | 459 | 981 | 1242 | 732 | 1857 | 1643 | 1897 | 2687 | 1651 | 1735 | 1680 | 1680 | 1558 | 1423 | 1527 | 1568 | 2180 | 2744 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.62m | 1:48PM2.08m | 1:30AM1.63m | 2:22PM2.09m | 2:02AM1.64m | 2:55PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.59m | 7:40AM0.16m | 8:33PM0.60m | 8:14AM0.15m | 9:06PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
572 | 572 | 552 | 552 | 535 | 444 | 459 | 981 | 1242 | 732 | 9 | 252 | 1670 | 2687 | 1651 | 1735 | 1680 | 1680 | 1558 | 1423 | 1527 | 1568 | 136 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SW 9 | S 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 11 | E 11 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 96 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 347 | 18 | 275 | 16 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 140 | 188 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 15 | ESE 9 | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | — |
26 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | — | 23 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 8 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 439 | 1857 | 1643 | 1897 | 1381 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 446 | 3 | 2180 | 2744 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 259 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 |
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