Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1996
1680
1504
1285
1102
1036
885
911
1077
1092
1196
1179
1063
1048
1004
947
859
701
690
560
560
560
451
458
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:52AM1.70m
10:45PM1.56m
11:49AM1.84m
11:36PM1.58m
12:34PM1.95m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.50m
5:00PM0.74m
5:07AM0.39m
5:59PM0.70m
5:51AM0.30m
6:46PM0.65m
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clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
16
18
18
19
24
25
22
19
17
16
16
20
26
26
23
19
18
18
18
21
23
22
22
20
15
16
15
16
21
21
18
16
14
13
13
17
22
22
20
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1996
1680
1504
1285
1102
1036
885
911
1077
1092
1196
1179
1063
1048
1004
947
859
701
690
560
560
560
451
458
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
5
3
5
5
5
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
9
10
3
6
7
4
3
4
4
8
10
6
4
7
10
7
7
9
16
24
22
21
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
57
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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