Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 215 | 406 | 690 | 780 | 947 | 1292 | 1906 | 3074 | 2795 | 2475 | 2320 | 2119 | 1860 | 1649 | 1500 | 1480 | 1558 | 1887 | 1830 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.63m | 11:02PM1.38m | 12:17PM1.70m | 00:04AM1.49m | 12:52PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46PM0.93m | 5:26AM0.53m | 6:29PM0.80m | 6:18AM0.49m | 7:03PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 23 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
190 | 128 | 406 | 690 | 780 | 867 | 918 | 981 | 3074 | 2795 | 2475 | 2320 | 2119 | 1860 | 1649 | 1500 | 1480 | 21 | 1285 | 1155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 |
206 | 215 | 88 | 392 | 643 | 947 | 1292 | 1399 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 20 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
54 | 54 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1558 | 1887 | 1830 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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