
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1083 | 892 | 765 | 724 | 935 | 838 | 1136 | 1107 | 904 | 917 | 1051 | 1106 | 1061 | 1154 | 947 | 989 | 854 | 841 | 799 | 1053 | 847 | 820 | 651 | 2078 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.16m | 10:30AM1.03m | 11:01AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.37m | 7:49PM0.37m | 8:08PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — |
1083 | 892 | 765 | 724 | 935 | 838 | 1136 | 1107 | 904 | 917 | 1051 | 1106 | 1061 | 1154 | 947 | 989 | 854 | 841 | 799 | 1053 | 847 | 820 | 651 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
7 | 98 | 448 | 486 | 283 | 274 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | 29 | 296 | 204 | 186 | 152 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | W 14 |
21 | 31 | 36 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 154 | 219 | 403 | 610 | 475 | 353 | — | 126 | 138 | — | — | 67 | 73 | 189 | 2078 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 50 | 687 | 325 | 44 | 7 | 299 | 494 | 355 | 355 | 209 | 173 | 166 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 355 | 377 |
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