Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 485 | 478 | 478 | 716 | 716 | 716 | 779 | 1152 | 1152 | 1138 | 1138 | 1138 | 958 | 848 | 679 | 679 | 662 | 525 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM0.16m | 4:02AM0.24m | 3:43PM0.16m | 4:09AM0.23m | 4:02PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.02m | 10:22AM0.06m | 9:33PM0.03m | 10:31AM0.05m | 9:44PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 498 | 485 | 478 | 478 | 485 | 212 | 582 | 779 | 1152 | 1152 | 1138 | 1138 | 1138 | 958 | 848 | 679 | 679 | 662 | 525 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 404 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 716 | 568 | 181 | 432 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 146 | 6 | 103 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 61 | 359 | 256 | 432 | 120 | 716 | 716 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 14 | 269 | — | — | 68 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 131 | 132 | 71 | 44 | 62 | 42 | 173 | 29 | 69 | 87 | 58 | 37 | 60 | 209 | 177 | 165 | 36 | 90 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1026 | 1035 | 1026 | 1026 | 45 | 43 | 142 | 1202 | 1259 | 1259 | 142 | 139 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 1339 | 1259 | 1202 | 452 | 15 |
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