
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 8AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
804 | 479 | 373 | 1147 | 466 | 1049 | 1102 | 755 | 591 | 444 | 341 | 719 | 636 | 539 | 1982 | 2125 | 1199 | 1323 | 1547 | 1884 | 1788 | 1597 | 1220 | 988 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.83m | 3:50PM1.86m | 4:35AM1.87m | 4:18PM1.82m | 5:19AM1.88m | 4:50PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.50m | 10:11PM0.22m | 10:29AM0.60m | 10:45PM0.16m | 11:09AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
804 | 256 | 237 | 1147 | 466 | 287 | 859 | 755 | 591 | 444 | 341 | 719 | 636 | 539 | 940 | 1615 | 736 | 1323 | 1547 | 1884 | 1788 | 1597 | 1220 | 988 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 6 | SW 20 | S 18 | SW 17 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
137 | 248 | 373 | 365 | 296 | 401 | 314 | 307 | 300 | 326 | 257 | 302 | 5 | 18 | 98 | 6 | 974 | 67 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 306 | 635 | 781 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | S 16 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
208 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 1199 | 578 | — | 5 | 184 | 36 | 30 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 479 | 334 | 354 | 213 | 1049 | 1102 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1982 | 2125 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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