Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 115 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 109 | 234 | 230 | 175 | 149 | 122 | 96 | 85 | 86 | 167 | 117 | 108 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:00PM0.16m | 3:02AM0.23m | 4:30PM0.16m | 3:13AM0.22m | 5:00PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.09m | 10:04AM0.00m | 9:09PM0.10m | 10:24AM0.02m | 9:14PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 88 | 86 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 86 | 167 | 117 | 108 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | NNE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 115 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 50 | 73 | 72 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | N 7 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 65 | 70 | 51 | 32 | 43 | 63 | 109 | 234 | 230 | 175 | 149 | 122 | 96 | 85 | 68 | 93 | 100 | 79 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1026 | 1026 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 639 | 699 | 639 | 699 | 699 | 452 | 699 | 639 | 699 | 699 | 699 | 142 | 562 |
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