Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 3AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (30 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
212
208
168
134
126
208
303
153
469
851
841
1249
1405
1609
3126
5111
4704
3471
2107
1760
1513
1313
940
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:53PM1.49m
11:21AM1.85m
10:48PM1.48m
12:08PM1.92m
11:35PM1.48m
12:48PM1.98m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.86m
4:23AM0.34m
5:32PM0.83m
5:11AM0.30m
6:21PM0.79m
5:53AM0.26m
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7:30
7:30
7:31
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5:12
5:10
5:10
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Temp °C
12
13
12
11
12
14
16
14
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
8
10
10
11
10
11
9
8
9
10
12
11
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
7
5
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
1.8
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
11
0.1
E
10
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
118
212
208
168
134
48
57
88
142
52
674
841
944
1062
2
2513
2877
2700
2454
2107
1760
1513
1313
940
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SW
15
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
42
7
5
20
20
126
120
118
10
10
36
10
10
10
12
18
8
13
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
4
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
4
22
20
20
20
20
10
10
11
11
10
12
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
10
0.3
NW
3
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
1
14
29
208
303
153
469
851
1
1249
1405
1609
3126
5111
4704
3471
6
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
36
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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