Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 11AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 375 | 516 | 759 | 498 | 889 | 859 | 1364 | 879 | 734 | 706 | 666 | 847 | 713 | 703 | 674 | 553 | 447 | 423 | 427 | 340 | 335 | 268 | 255 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:23AM0.19m | 1:21PM0.10m | 2:02AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.12m | 1:52AM0.21m | 1:31PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.09m | 6:30PM0.07m | 8:53AM0.09m | 6:48PM0.06m | 8:28AM0.08m | 7:08PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 375 | 516 | 759 | 498 | 889 | 859 | 1364 | 879 | 734 | 706 | 666 | 847 | 713 | 703 | 674 | 553 | 447 | 423 | 427 | 340 | 335 | 268 | 255 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 154 | 121 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 9 | 136 | 106 | 76 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 196 | 194 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 258 | 12 | 14 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 13 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 42 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 933 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 452 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 922 | 45 | 1034 | 15 | 43 |
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