Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4242 | 3438 | 2657 | 2316 | 2316 | 3132 | 3172 | 2758 | 2010 | 1712 | 1665 | 1423 | 1119 | 1037 | 1037 | 1092 | 1154 | 1191 | 1228 | 1417 | 1191 | 1173 | 1154 | 1408 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.70m | 6:14PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.61m | 7:00PM1.43m | 9:17AM1.56m | 8:08PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.31m | 12:47PM0.92m | 00:58AM0.41m | 1:48PM1.03m | 1:57AM0.50m | 3:12PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
4242 | 3438 | 2657 | 2316 | 2316 | 3132 | 3172 | 2758 | 2010 | 1712 | 1665 | 1423 | 1119 | 1037 | 1037 | 1092 | 1154 | 1191 | 1228 | 1417 | 1191 | 1173 | 1154 | 1408 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — |
614 | 608 | 891 | 1087 | 522 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 17 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 53 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 193 | 386 | 452 | 447 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 14 | NE 4 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | — |
— | 7 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 35 | 3 | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 |
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