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Cathedral Rock Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Cape Otway (10 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
455 | 448 | 383 | 701 | 303 | 729 | 844 | 1000 | 580 | 701 | 701 | 663 | 541 | 573 | 606 | 773 | 705 | 1594 | 1754 | 1680 | 1482 | 1173 | 854 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:24PM2.22m | 00:53AM1.73m | 2:08PM2.26m | 1:42AM1.79m | 2:51PM2.25m | 2:32AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM-0.06m | 7:31PM0.65m | 7:17AM-0.13m | 8:14PM0.60m | 8:05AM-0.13m | 8:59PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 455 | 448 | 383 | 155 | 303 | 255 | 606 | 527 | 358 | 346 | 375 | 432 | 541 | 573 | 606 | 441 | 449 | 1594 | 1754 | 1680 | 1482 | 1173 | 854 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | ESE 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 134 | 129 | 8 | 252 | 8 | 255 | 297 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 492 | 486 | 480 | 773 | 705 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 41 | 701 | 150 | 729 | 844 | 1000 | 580 | 701 | 701 | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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