Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414131313131312121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17151552141212031045915902890733642632623535511486416403293283209205174145114
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
1.96
3:00PM
1.61
3:40AM
1.97
3:43PM
1.70
4:09AM
1.96
4:26PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
0.30
9:23AM
0.62
9:07PM
0.31
9:54AM
0.51
9:47PM
0.34
10:25AM
0.39
Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise----6:22-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset8:46-------8:45-------8:45-------
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141516161614131313141617171615151417273134
Feels °C (?)119981012121210101111121414141415141316242931
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