Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1155 | 1228 | 1120 | 940 | 865 | 259 | 285 | 243 | 206 | 215 | 406 | 690 | 780 | 1011 | 2274 | 1249 | 3074 | 2795 | 2475 | 2146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:34AM1.58m | 9:39PM1.32m | 11:33AM1.63m | 11:02PM1.38m | 12:17PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM1.03m | 4:22AM0.56m | 5:46PM0.93m | 5:26AM0.53m | 6:29PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1155 | 1228 | 1120 | 940 | 865 | 259 | 285 | 243 | 190 | 128 | 406 | 690 | 780 | 1011 | 1164 | 1164 | 3074 | 2795 | 2475 | 2146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 42 | 161 | 42 | 251 | 210 | 170 | 206 | 215 | 88 | 392 | 643 | 947 | 1056 | 1249 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 22 | 228 | 203 | 134 | 54 | 54 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2274 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
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