Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 304 | 341 | 584 | 584 | 505 | 546 | 892 | 1700 | 1833 | 1807 | 1990 | 2449 | 2899 | 2999 | 2895 | 2895 | 2895 | 2712 | 2638 | 2378 | 2312 | 2106 | 1858 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22PM0.89m | 11:47PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.36m | 12:45PM0.36m | 12:57PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 311 | 304 | 341 | 584 | 584 | 505 | 535 | 892 | 1700 | 1833 | 1807 | 1990 | 2449 | 2899 | 2999 | 2895 | 2895 | 2895 | 2712 | 2638 | 2378 | 2312 | 2106 | 1858 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 125 | 119 | 117 | 229 | 223 | 387 | 546 | 566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 168 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 410 | 1650 | 258 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1851 | 355 | 173 | 56 | 144 | 144 | 417 | 1650 | 1650 | 177 | 64 |
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