Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 16 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 4AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
771
1787
1956
1693
1468
1227
1080
1005
1073
1150
1083
1050
966
837
730
646
570
522
463
455
448
787
488
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
0
N
0
S
0
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23PM1.50m
11:53AM2.00m
11:15PM1.57m
12:39PM2.13m
00:04AM1.65m
1:24PM2.22m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.85m
4:52AM0.20m
6:01PM0.79m
5:41AM0.05m
6:47PM0.72m
6:29AM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
15
16
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
14
13
11
10
9
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
479
553
1787
1956
1693
1468
1227
1080
1005
1073
1150
1083
1050
966
837
730
646
570
522
463
455
448
515
488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
1.2
WSW
17
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
302
771
6
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
16
16
16
17
17
17
134
133
97
129
155
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
6
15
11
22
22
21
18
45
18
17
16
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
W
3
1.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
10
5
787
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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