Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 120 | 110 | 113 | 121 | 148 | 187 | 215 | 279 | 202 | 142 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 119 | 85 | 85 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:39AM0.20m | 4:41PM0.17m | 2:49AM0.20m | 5:10PM0.16m | 2:56AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.11m | 9:47AM0.01m | 9:17PM0.12m | 10:07AM0.01m | 9:25PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | 5:42 |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 120 | 110 | 93 | 103 | 119 | 96 | 119 | 118 | 84 | 51 | 37 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 119 | 85 | 54 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 45 | 39 | 113 | 121 | 148 | 69 | 101 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 137 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 27 | 49 | 85 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 142 | 96 | 118 | 110 | 86 | 46 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 215 | 279 | 202 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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