Cathedral Rock surf break

Cathedral Rock surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:42
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)
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy 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)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SW
19
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.1
S
16
1
SW
16
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
SE
14
Energy 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)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
W
22
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SW
20
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
14
9
6
14
60
1
6
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
16
1
7
11
3
3
4
9
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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