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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
643 | 661 | 1186 | 1358 | 1580 | 3070 | 5535 | 4906 | 4136 | 2185 | 1934 | 1610 | 1380 | 1004 | 766 | 534 | 423 | 253 | 216 | 204 | 287 | 628 | 566 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.92m | 11:35PM1.48m | 12:48PM1.98m | 00:17AM1.50m | 1:26PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.30m | 6:21PM0.79m | 5:53AM0.26m | 7:02PM0.76m | 6:33AM0.23m | 7:39PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
381 | 661 | 962 | 1031 | 12 | 2620 | 3300 | 2918 | 2574 | 2185 | 1934 | 1610 | 1380 | 1004 | 766 | 534 | 423 | 253 | 208 | 204 | 287 | 628 | 566 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 11 | W 13 |
82 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 111 | 108 | 188 | 216 | 165 | 163 | 15 | 38 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 10 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | W 16 |
38 | 10 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | NW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
643 | 1 | 1186 | 1358 | 1580 | 3070 | 5535 | 4906 | 4136 | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | 48 | 64 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 34 | 17 | 21 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 189 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 |
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