Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 270 | 270 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 251 | 326 | 594 | 1113 | 1525 | 1376 | 1925 | 2246 | 2223 | 2199 | 2017 | 1929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM0.15m | 5:22AM0.21m | 4:32PM0.14m | 5:19AM0.20m | 4:43PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.09m | 10:24PM0.03m | 11:42AM0.09m | 10:25PM0.05m | 11:52AM0.09m | 10:15PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 270 | 270 | 270 | 206 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 152 | 149 | 594 | 1113 | 1525 | 1376 | 1925 | 2246 | 2223 | 2199 | 2017 | 1929 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 87 | 251 | 326 | 146 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 24 | S 23 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 140 | 84 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 197 | 160 | 118 | 91 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 140 | 230 | 155 | 88 | 64 | 57 | 235 | 49 | 65 | 99 | 75 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1034 | 1026 | 1034 | 45 | 1034 | 45 | 43 | 1260 | 1034 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 923 | 43 | 43 | 45 |
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