Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 7AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
3
3
4
0
3
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4291
5545
5863
6354
6628
4576
5531
4616
6658
7108
7383
7296
6943
6307
5713
5140
4527
4105
3513
2973
2459
2143
1975
1729
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34AM1.63m
3:29PM2.03m
3:07AM1.61m
4:04PM1.96m
3:41AM1.57m
4:39PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.18m
9:38PM0.65m
9:21AM0.23m
10:13PM0.70m
9:56AM0.31m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:29
5:28
5:27
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
13
15
15
12
12
2
2
2
4
5
6
7
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
11
13
13
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
3.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
212
379
197
1611
3963
1271
167
65
41
5713
5140
4527
4105
3513
2973
2459
2143
1975
1729
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
1611
42
41
41
40
30
17
14
15
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
4291
5545
5863
6354
6628
4576
5531
4616
6658
7108
7383
7296
6943
6307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
8
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
537
582
288
288
558
537
18
523
563
563
584
376
376
376
376
530
4
4
4
4
36
39
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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