Cumberland River surfForecast / VIC – Cape Otway / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Cumberland River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cumberland River sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cumberland River today?

The current surf forecast for Cumberland River at 5AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Cumberland River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
8
3
3
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1067
3092
4291
5359
5662
6232
6628
4418
5323
4435
6237
6802
6693
6742
6587
6307
5713
5140
4527
4105
3709
3017
2615
2288
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:34AM1.63m
3:29PM2.03m
3:07AM1.61m
4:04PM1.96m
3:41AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.62m
8:47AM0.18m
9:38PM0.65m
9:21AM0.23m
10:13PM0.70m
9:56AM0.31m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:11
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5:29
5:28
5:27
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
4
1
1
1
1
3
5
6
6
6
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
3.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1067
136
212
379
197
1611
3963
1271
5
64
68
5713
5140
4527
4105
3709
3017
2615
2288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.1
E
11
1.8
SW
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
136
2
1750
71
81
46
39
35
35
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
9
3.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Energy kJ
901
3092
4291
5359
5662
6232
6628
4418
5323
4435
6237
6802
6693
6742
6587
6307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
1
4
2
6
2
2
5
2
4
5
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
262
360
520
373
283
283
554
534
24
520
520
568
568
42
527
527
24
527
41
2
2
2
24
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Otway
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
7
7
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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