Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 30 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
438
181
267
871
855
886
1358
1440
2926
5320
4783
3707
2221
1966
1610
1403
986
766
638
476
300
248
182
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:21AM1.85m
10:48PM1.48m
12:08PM1.92m
11:35PM1.48m
12:48PM1.98m
00:17AM1.50m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.83m
5:11AM0.30m
6:21PM0.79m
5:53AM0.26m
7:02PM0.76m
6:33AM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:10
5:10
1
1
4
6
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
8
6
5
5
6
6
8
8
8
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
6
5
7
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
9
0.6
SW
12
1.5
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
11
0.2
ESE
10
2.2
SW
11
0.1
E
10
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
88
136
181
89
331
637
10
1031
2
2513
2972
2744
2454
2221
1966
1610
1403
986
766
638
476
300
248
182
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
120
118
142
63
84
37
13
10
12
14
6
12
15
15
111
108
188
216
165
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SW
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
38
10
12
2
3
11
2
2
45
28
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
1.9
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
438
267
871
855
886
1358
1440
2926
5320
4783
3707
5
7
33
69
80
87
90
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
4
0
5
5
0
5
5
5
4
18
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
189
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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