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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
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 8PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
338 | 241 | 237 | 140 | 177 | 177 | 149 | 137 | 135 | 257 | 380 | 614 | 598 | 659 | 369 | 1004 | 666 | 666 | 588 | 588 | 579 | 570 | 503 | 437 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.99m | 5:28AM1.68m | 5:59PM1.86m | 6:40AM1.63m | 6:53PM1.73m | 8:00AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.25m | 11:29PM0.48m | 11:33AM0.45m | 00:27AM0.47m | 12:39PM0.64m | 1:28AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
338 | 241 | 237 | 140 | 177 | 177 | 149 | 137 | 112 | 257 | 380 | 614 | 598 | 659 | 369 | 1004 | 666 | 666 | 588 | 588 | 579 | 244 | 503 | 437 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 12 | SW 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | ESE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
15 | 28 | 47 | 79 | 48 | 39 | 40 | 69 | 135 | 115 | 113 | 64 | 57 | 38 | 352 | 13 | 177 | 132 | 101 | 54 | 34 | 570 | 30 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | ESE 6 | SW 18 | ESE 12 | WSW 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | ESE 12 | — |
7 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 20 | 49 | 59 | 97 | 78 | 74 | 69 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 14 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 12 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 |
27 | 69 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 64 | 82 | 94 | 156 | 234 | 290 | 315 | 405 | 418 | — | 173 | 201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 268 | 274 | 271 | 189 | 98 | 62 | 16 | 0 |
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