Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 812 | 722 | 659 | 551 | 525 | 517 | 525 | 587 | 624 | 561 | 603 | 692 | 692 | 779 | 889 | 1531 | 4105 | 5281 | 3877 | 3547 | 3643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:04PM0.56m | 7:44AM0.71m | 9:32PM0.54m | 8:35AM0.66m | 9:23PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.32m | 1:26AM0.51m | 3:10PM0.31m | 2:17AM0.42m | 3:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 812 | 722 | 659 | 551 | 525 | 517 | 525 | 587 | 624 | 561 | 603 | 692 | 692 | 779 | 889 | 1531 | 4105 | 5281 | 3877 | 3547 | 3643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | W 25 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 23 | 55 | 179 | 275 | 521 | 975 | — | — | — | 205 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | — | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | — | 316 | 77 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 173 | 173 | 64 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 144 | 144 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 370 | 34 | 2000 | 2010 | 2000 | 2000 |
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