Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 150 | 66 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 114 | 126 | 123 | 176 | 168 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59PM0.14m | 3:19AM0.20m | 5:13PM0.12m | 3:10AM0.19m | 5:15PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10PM0.11m | 10:43AM0.04m | 8:27PM0.11m | 10:56AM0.06m | 6:59PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 53 | 150 | 66 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 47 | 48 | 54 | 55 | 72 | 57 | 104 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 55 | 27 | 54 | 21 | 54 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 126 | 123 | 176 | 168 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 63 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 49 | 73 | 114 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 64 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 20 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 562 | 15 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 15 | 139 | 172 | 142 | 139 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 172 | 139 | 43 | 15 |
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