Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 6PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 241 | 342 | 342 | 1226 | 447 | 843 | 1155 | 3486 | 1014 | 3644 | 3135 | 3468 | 6619 | 6846 | 3531 | 5256 | 5771 | 5333 | 5156 | 6239 | 4242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.99m | 4:26PM1.85m | 5:22AM1.91m | 5:01PM1.75m | 6:08AM1.81m | 5:36PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.53m | 10:49PM0.14m | 11:18AM0.66m | 11:29PM0.22m | 12:00PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
236 | 241 | 342 | 342 | 373 | 447 | 843 | 1155 | 1257 | 1014 | 1488 | 1370 | 1143 | 2581 | 3029 | 3531 | 4077 | 4357 | 4192 | 4078 | 4431 | 4242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | S 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
55 | 154 | 227 | 219 | 214 | 222 | — | — | 99 | 99 | — | 275 | 600 | — | — | 5 | — | 22 | 22 | 163 | 224 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 |
162 | 36 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 13 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1226 | — | 2 | 2 | 3486 | 64 | 3644 | 3135 | 3468 | 6619 | 6846 | 850 | 5256 | 5771 | 5333 | 5156 | 6239 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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