Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 120 | 134 | 115 | 121 | 111 | 101 | 107 | 97 | 104 | 149 | 290 | 405 | 520 | 503 | 427 | 542 | 486 | 315 | 242 | 176 | 169 | 137 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:01AM2.96m | 4:15PM3.17m | 4:36AM2.94m | 4:51PM3.04m | 5:10AM2.86m | 5:26PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.03m | 10:27PM-0.02m | 10:38AM0.08m | 11:00PM0.11m | 11:13AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 120 | 134 | 115 | 121 | 111 | 101 | 107 | 97 | 97 | 68 | 290 | 405 | 520 | 503 | 427 | 542 | 486 | 315 | 242 | 176 | 169 | 137 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 46 | 149 | 48 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 13 | N 9 | SW 13 | S 13 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 12 | S 10 | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 80 | 104 | 79 | 40 | 41 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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