Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1641 | 1528 | 1485 | 1343 | 1304 | 1197 | 1197 | 1233 | 1771 | 1978 | 1953 | 1785 | 1563 | 1124 | 1124 | 928 | 711 | 628 | 783 | 783 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:59PM2.02m | 2:21AM1.95m | 2:38PM2.02m | 3:09AM2.01m | 3:16PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.28m | 8:28AM0.27m | 8:54PM0.16m | 9:13AM0.33m | 9:33PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1641 | 1528 | 1485 | 1343 | 1304 | 1197 | 1197 | 1233 | 1771 | 1978 | 1953 | 1785 | 1563 | 1124 | 1124 | 928 | 711 | 628 | 783 | 783 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SW 18 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 4 |
— | — | — | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 69 | 43 | 39 | 307 | 234 | 312 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | ESE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 350 | 328 | 212 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
— | — | — | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 83 | — | 60 | 49 | 8 | 42 | 24 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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