Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cathedral Rock today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cathedral Rock at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cathedral Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1301 | 1159 | 1223 | 1083 | 1023 | 965 | 793 | 892 | 892 | 813 | 1511 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1303 | 1857 | 2007 | 1826 | 1826 | 3304 | 4590 | 4062 | 2557 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:55AM0.63m | 11:45PM0.50m | 11:04AM0.51m | 11:55PM0.54m | 10:40AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.41m | 5:48PM0.36m | 4:57AM0.38m | 5:03PM0.35m | 5:59AM0.40m | 4:32PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
1301 | 1159 | 1223 | 1083 | 1023 | 965 | 793 | 892 | 892 | 813 | 1511 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1303 | 1857 | 2007 | 1826 | 1826 | — | — | — | 2557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 457 | 343 | — | 131 | 202 | — | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1462 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | — |
3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 3304 | 4590 | 4062 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 144 | 329 | 329 | 121 | 7 | 35 | 121 | 1651 | 1651 | 1650 | 1759 | 417 | 752 | 910 |
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