Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 10PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 26s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 21 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1336 | 1351 | 1320 | 1709 | 604 | 1626 | 811 | 546 | 428 | 797 | 764 | 808 | 714 | 976 | 956 | 1260 | 1234 | 994 | 901 | 1038 |
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 | 1:49PM0.16m | 4:02AM0.20m | 2:24PM0.17m | 4:14AM0.22m | 2:51PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM0.01m | 9:41AM0.11m | 9:09PM-0.00m | 10:03AM0.10m | 9:26PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1336 | 1351 | 1320 | 1709 | 604 | 1626 | 811 | 538 | 428 | 797 | 764 | 808 | 683 | 976 | 956 | 538 | 1234 | 994 | 901 | 1038 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 27 | S 26 | S 26 | S 26 | S 16 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 24 | S 11 | SSE 23 | S 21 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 53 | 52 | 507 | 110 | 186 | 282 | 256 | 181 | 332 | 338 | 714 | 709 | 630 | 1260 | 437 | 423 | 251 | 404 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSE 23 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 130 | 49 | 186 | 314 | 311 | 105 | 153 | 183 | 258 | 449 | 149 | 298 | 664 | — | 124 | 100 | 276 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 249 | 171 | 164 | 129 | 143 | 403 | 546 | 171 | 260 | 195 | 77 | 68 | 154 | 171 | 77 | 171 | 272 | 226 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 716 | 1671 | 45 | 45 | 452 | 142 | 45 | 43 | 1034 | 452 | 45 | 45 | 452 | 45 | 45 | 639 | 1034 | 452 | 1034 | 45 |
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