Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Caves. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 453 | 331 | 299 | 290 | 205 | 202 | 193 | 151 | 239 | 236 | 365 | 1016 | 973 | 962 | 1050 | 1223 | 979 | 1642 | 1470 | 1453 | 1252 | 1123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.40m | 1:13AM1.18m | 1:22PM1.34m | 1:34AM1.23m | 1:40PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM-0.05m | 7:18PM-0.05m | 7:10AM-0.06m | 7:32PM-0.05m | 7:36AM-0.03m | 7:45PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 453 | 331 | 299 | 290 | 205 | 202 | 193 | 148 | 146 | 216 | 190 | 1016 | 973 | 962 | 1050 | 1223 | 979 | 1642 | 1470 | 1453 | 1252 | 1123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSE 4 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | SW 21 | SE 4 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 73 | 72 | 6 | 151 | 239 | 236 | 365 | — | — | — | 162 | 5 | 531 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 21 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | 160 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 243 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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