Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 1AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 829 | 1977 | 1811 | 710 | 986 | 2428 | 1351 | 1320 | 1709 | 507 | 1626 | 811 | 538 | 428 | 797 | 764 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:00AM0.19m | 1:49PM0.16m | 4:02AM0.20m | 2:24PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.02m | 9:24AM0.13m | 8:51PM0.01m | 9:41AM0.11m | 9:09PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 13 | S 27 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 300 | 829 | 1977 | 1811 | 710 | 986 | 14 | 1351 | 1320 | 1709 | 383 | 1626 | 811 | 538 | 256 | 797 | 764 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 18 | — | S 20 | S 16 | S 16 | S 27 | S 26 | S 26 | S 26 | S 16 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 11 | S 15 | SSE 23 | S 21 | S 22 |
| kJ | 423 | 224 | — | 119 | 501 | 343 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 52 | 507 | 110 | 186 | 291 | 428 | 181 | 332 | 338 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | S 20 | SSE 20 | — | SW 26 | — | SSW 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSE 23 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 395 | — | — | — | 119 | 127 | — | 26 | — | 130 | 49 | 186 | 314 | 282 | 92 | 153 | 183 | 258 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 150 | 681 | 278 | 278 | 219 | 188 | 2428 | 186 | 149 | 193 | 36 | 141 | 410 | 77 | 171 | 261 | 198 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1272 | 1272 | 45 | 452 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 922 | 452 |
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