Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 467 | 351 | 229 | 361 | 465 | 450 | 899 | 889 | 341 | 346 | 627 | 620 | 516 | 257 | 195 | 447 | 496 | 529 | 364 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:39PM0.15m | 2:49AM0.24m | 2:59PM0.16m | 2:57AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.04m | 9:23AM0.04m | 8:30PM0.04m | 9:32AM0.03m | 8:48PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 467 | 351 | 229 | 232 | 299 | 243 | 899 | 889 | 341 | 346 | 627 | 620 | 516 | 187 | 187 | 447 | 496 | 529 | 364 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 465 | 450 | 74 | 57 | 304 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 218 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 82 | 176 | 186 | 361 | 79 | 77 | — | 72 | 70 | 304 | — | — | — | 257 | 195 | — | — | — | 75 | 219 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 932 | 158 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1124 | 933 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 172 | 142 | 12 | 15 |
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