
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1175 | 1028 | 850 | 947 | 765 | 710 | 626 | 561 | 472 | 465 | 388 | 351 | 286 | 277 | 193 | 149 | 161 | 125 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 9:47PM0.78m | 10:11PM0.84m | 10:35PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.27m | 7:49AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | N 5 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
1175 | 1028 | 850 | 947 | 765 | 710 | 626 | 561 | 472 | 465 | 388 | 351 | 286 | 277 | 193 | 149 | 5 | 125 | 67 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 6 | N 5 | — | W 3 | SW 15 |
— | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 3 | S 4 | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | WSW 12 | — | WNW 4 |
38 | 70 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 7 | — | 7 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 161 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 28 | 31 | 218 | 221 | 218 | 35 | 28 | 144 | 64 | 196 | 749 | 366 | 376 | 1 | 7 | 258 | 0 | 318 |
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