Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 248 | 252 | 252 | 193 | 166 | 160 | 123 | 123 | 172 | 186 | 125 | 99 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 79 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:20AM0.21m | 4:42PM0.15m | 3:22AM0.20m | 4:59PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.09m | 10:16AM0.02m | 9:25PM0.10m | 10:29AM0.03m | 9:10PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 137 | 248 | 252 | 252 | 42 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 172 | 186 | 125 | 92 | 56 | 39 | 30 | 30 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 155 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 193 | 166 | 160 | 123 | 123 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 79 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 100 | 99 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 39 | 148 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 159 | 172 | 164 | 164 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 45 |
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