
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1149 | 1241 | 2595 | 2506 | 2831 | 2756 | 2653 | 2520 | 2140 | 2083 | 1825 | 1752 | 1728 | 1581 | 1604 | 1626 | 1649 | 1626 | 1500 | 1387 | 1558 | 1049 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.47m | 10:07PM1.39m | 10:30AM1.46m | 11:26PM1.54m | 11:24AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.82m | 4:17AM0.83m | 4:56PM0.70m | 5:35AM0.81m | 5:43PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1111 | 1126 | 2595 | 2506 | 2831 | 2756 | 2653 | 2520 | 2140 | 2083 | 1825 | 1752 | 1728 | 1581 | 1604 | 1626 | 1649 | 1626 | 1500 | 1387 | 1558 | 1049 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 16 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — |
1149 | 1241 | 14 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 26 | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 18 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 24 | — | 13 | 16 | 28 | 58 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 74 | 57 | 62 | 62 | 98 | 98 | 84 | 39 | 18 | 4 | 218 | 4 | 18 |
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