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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 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
975 | 1218 | 1200 | 1182 | 996 | 811 | 646 | 561 | 418 | 314 | 200 | 261 | 517 | 458 | 563 | 822 | 731 | 907 | 1238 | 640 | 1042 | 1011 | 854 | 867 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:53PM2.20m | 3:33AM1.84m | 4:38PM2.10m | 4:22AM1.77m | 5:26PM1.96m | 5:20AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM0.55m | 9:56AM-0.02m | 10:42PM0.59m | 10:45AM0.14m | 11:35PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 975 | 1218 | 1200 | 1182 | 996 | 811 | 646 | 561 | 418 | 314 | 194 | 261 | 517 | 458 | 563 | 822 | 731 | 907 | 1238 | 640 | 1042 | 1011 | 854 | 867 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | SW 19 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 200 | 122 | 15 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 413 | 527 | 5 | 462 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 20 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 9 | NE 3 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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