Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)22s

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

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Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)77777762322212019181817161616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)516498379285248180140192372533851117314141615211617801715155214121203940915915799
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
1.86
1:26PM
1.44
2:37AM
1.92
2:15PM
1.52
3:09AM
1.96
3:00PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.36
8:16AM
0.84
7:44PM
0.33
8:51AM
0.74
8:27PM
0.30
9:23AM
0.62
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----6:20-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset8:47-------8:46-------8:46-------
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716171717181817161617171819181614141414151616
Feels °C (?)1817151616161717161414161717161412988891111
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