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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 Saturday 16 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
407 | 368 | 379 | 501 | 479 | 771 | 1809 | 1856 | 1693 | 1468 | 1227 | 1080 | 1005 | 1073 | 1150 | 1083 | 996 | 966 | 837 | 730 | 646 | 635 | 522 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.84m | 10:23PM1.50m | 11:53AM2.00m | 11:15PM1.57m | 12:39PM2.13m | 00:04AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.36m | 5:10PM0.85m | 4:52AM0.20m | 6:01PM0.79m | 5:41AM0.05m | 6:47PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 407 | 368 | 379 | 501 | 479 | 479 | 1809 | 1856 | 1693 | 1468 | 1227 | 1080 | 1005 | 1073 | 1150 | 1083 | 996 | 966 | 837 | 730 | 646 | 635 | 522 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 20 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 302 | 771 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 45 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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