Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 335 | 314 | 272 | 268 | 250 | 236 | 241 | 342 | 373 | 373 | 440 | 843 | 1155 | 1005 | 1467 | 1626 | 3135 | 3773 | 6479 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.94m | 4:38AM1.99m | 4:26PM1.85m | 5:22AM1.91m | 5:01PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.10m | 10:37AM0.53m | 10:49PM0.14m | 11:18AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 |
326 | 335 | 314 | 272 | 268 | 250 | 236 | 241 | 342 | 373 | 373 | 440 | 843 | 1155 | 1005 | 1467 | 1626 | 1370 | 1143 | 2683 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | WSW 7 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
5 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 121 | 60 | 61 | 154 | 227 | 219 | 214 | 222 | — | — | 74 | 99 | 360 | 275 | 600 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | ESE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 125 | 162 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 7 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 |
60 | 40 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 457 | 752 | — | 3135 | 3773 | 6479 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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