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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1050 | 966 | 921 | 730 | 646 | 635 | 522 | 463 | 455 | 448 | 891 | 650 | 676 | 303 | 606 | 848 | 867 | 478 | 520 | 488 | 562 | 548 | 553 | 611 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.13m | 00:04AM1.65m | 1:24PM2.22m | 00:53AM1.73m | 2:08PM2.26m | 1:42AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.05m | 6:47PM0.72m | 6:29AM-0.06m | 7:31PM0.65m | 7:17AM-0.13m | 8:14PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
1050 | 966 | 921 | 730 | 646 | 635 | 522 | 463 | 455 | 448 | 533 | 155 | 252 | 303 | 255 | 538 | 404 | 346 | 375 | 432 | 492 | 548 | 515 | 533 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 134 | 133 | 134 | 129 | 8 | 8 | 255 | 8 | 297 | 358 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 486 | 553 | 611 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | S 18 | ESE 9 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 891 | 650 | 676 | 151 | 606 | 848 | 867 | 478 | 520 | 488 | 562 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 206 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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