
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1279 | 3428 | 3499 | 1902 | 3543 | 3393 | 3685 | 4092 | 4588 | 5009 | 5516 | 5451 | 5195 | 4944 | 4883 | 4600 | 4430 | 4998 | 4998 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:24PM0.60m | 4:23AM0.61m | 9:10PM0.55m | 6:20AM0.56m | 8:21PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.60m | 1:21PM0.31m | 1:20AM0.49m | 1:32PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1044 | 3428 | 3499 | 1902 | 3543 | 3393 | 3685 | 4092 | 4588 | 5009 | — | — | — | 4944 | 4883 | 4600 | 4430 | 4998 | 4998 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1279 | — | — | 1189 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5516 | 5451 | 5195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2000 | 355 | 355 | 309 | 118 | 309 | 377 | 2010 | 2018 | 629 | 1650 | 493 | 417 | 417 | 1650 | 2016 | 1901 | 1650 | 417 |
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