
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1016 | 988 | 788 | 661 | 517 | 400 | 929 | 1255 | 1299 | 1445 | 3276 | 3140 | 2719 | 3399 | 2269 | 1983 | 1783 | 1738 | 2309 | 1838 | 1665 | 1344 | 1130 | 2259 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.80m | 6:08PM1.67m | 8:08AM1.75m | 7:03PM1.60m | 9:22AM1.73m | 8:18PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.13m | 12:43PM0.94m | 1:02AM0.16m | 1:47PM1.02m | 2:05AM0.22m | 3:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
1016 | 988 | 788 | 661 | 517 | 400 | 929 | 1255 | 1299 | 869 | 3276 | 3140 | 2719 | 26 | 2269 | 1983 | 1783 | 1738 | 2309 | 1838 | 1665 | 1344 | 1130 | 2259 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 19 | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 17 |
4 | 4 | 84 | 83 | 207 | 230 | 388 | 450 | 589 | 1445 | 32 | 40 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 54 | 365 | 494 | 8 | 396 | 528 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 21 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | E 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 24 | 24 | — | 20 | — | 43 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 4 | — | SW 17 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
41 | 42 | 56 | 83 | 94 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 39 | 33 | 42 | 27 | — | 3399 | 103 | 219 | 447 | 352 | 757 | — | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 356 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 356 | 356 |
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