Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1107 | 904 | 917 | 917 | 983 | 1187 | 1154 | 947 | 880 | 960 | 841 | 1207 | 1053 | 898 | 883 | 1294 | 2107 | 3160 | 4077 | 4271 | 5105 | 6571 | 5432 | 4583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.03m | 11:01AM0.88m | 11:19AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.37m | 8:08PM0.38m | 7:53PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | SW 21 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1107 | 904 | 917 | 917 | 983 | 1187 | 1154 | 337 | 880 | 960 | 841 | 1207 | 1053 | 898 | 883 | — | 18 | — | — | 4271 | 5105 | 6571 | 5432 | 4583 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | — | W 8 | — | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | — | 193 | — | 947 | 246 | 169 | 159 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 70 | 72 | 105 | 122 | 226 | 295 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1294 | 2107 | 3160 | 4077 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 318 | 363 | 325 | 173 | 173 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 74 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 325 | 363 | 410 | 377 | 493 | 493 | 370 | 370 | 309 | 309 |
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