
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3005 | 2968 | 2620 | 2300 | 2080 | 2054 | 1735 | 1646 | 1471 | 1328 | 1271 | 1151 | 1103 | 936 | 811 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM0.55m | 8:25AM0.85m | 10:40PM0.50m | 9:13AM0.75m | 10:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.30m | 00:43AM0.55m | 4:32PM0.31m | 2:08AM0.45m | 4:39PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
3005 | 2968 | 2620 | 2300 | 2080 | 2054 | 1735 | 1646 | 1471 | 1328 | 1271 | 1151 | 1103 | 936 | 811 | 697 | 697 | 697 | 736 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | NE 4 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 |
— | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 26 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 109 | 3 | 109 | 183 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 22 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 144 | 66 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 33 | 35 | 28 |
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