
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5796 | 5761 | 5488 | 5563 | 5639 | 5210 | 4982 | 4578 | 4135 | 3532 | 3154 | 2570 | 2197 | 1991 | 2125 | 2188 | 2304 | 2271 | 1962 | 1810 | 1521 | 3182 | 2830 | 2785 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.12m | 2:45PM1.89m | 3:28AM2.11m | 3:19PM1.85m | 4:06AM2.06m | 3:51PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.40m | 8:59PM0.06m | 9:33AM0.46m | 9:34PM0.08m | 10:09AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
41 | 5761 | 5488 | 5563 | 5639 | 5210 | 4982 | 4578 | 4135 | 3532 | 3154 | 2570 | 2197 | 1991 | 2125 | 2188 | 2304 | 2271 | 1962 | 1810 | 1521 | 3182 | 2830 | 2785 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | 41 | 41 | 20 | 92 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 42 | 60 | 136 | 921 | 985 | 1151 | 40 | 17 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
5796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 288 | 288 | 376 | 218 | 218 | 218 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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