Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 25 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
177
149
137
133
257
380
614
598
659
369
623
673
756
1021
1178
920
785
664
453
431
369
320
321
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
20
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:28AM1.68m
5:59PM1.86m
6:40AM1.63m
6:53PM1.73m
8:00AM1.63m
7:51PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.48m
11:33AM0.45m
00:27AM0.47m
12:39PM0.64m
1:28AM0.45m
1:56PM0.78m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:13
1
1
1
2
7
6
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
7
9
12
16
16
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
2
SE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
177
177
149
137
112
185
380
614
598
659
369
623
605
596
588
526
518
511
503
453
320
170
104
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.1
W
23
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Energy kJ
48
39
40
97
133
257
130
64
57
32
352
287
146
84
62
39
35
22
10
437
431
369
320
321
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
SW
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
21
49
48
47
78
66
95
27
26
25
169
4
4
4
4
4
15
23
15
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
4
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
1.6
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
46
6
28
64
186
457
673
756
1021
1178
920
785
664
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
22
48
48
62
62
267
271
268
268
268
268
268
274
62
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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