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Cathedral Rock Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Cape Otway (10 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | |
814 | 1318 | 2147 | 2412 | 2169 | 2111 | 1712 | 1443 | 1169 | 999 | 827 | 732 | 633 | 537 | 465 | 403 | 338 | 278 | 237 | 140 | 209 | 177 | 149 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:36PM2.19m | 3:26AM1.79m | 4:22PM2.10m | 4:23AM1.74m | 5:09PM1.99m | 5:28AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.51m | 9:43AM0.07m | 10:35PM0.49m | 10:36AM0.25m | 11:29PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 814 | 1318 | 2147 | 2412 | 2169 | 2111 | 1712 | 1443 | 1169 | 999 | 827 | 732 | 633 | 537 | 465 | 403 | 338 | 278 | 237 | 140 | 209 | 177 | 149 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 44 | 28 | 79 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 18 | ESE 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 14 | 47 | 12 | 28 | 21 | 48 | 59 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 12 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 72 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 113 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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