Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 24 | S 23 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 244 | 206 | 175 | 200 | 165 | 160 | 161 | 182 | 167 | 92 | 71 | 69 | 99 | 137 | 163 | 118 | 154 | 184 | 270 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.17m | 2:58AM0.22m | 2:30PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.23m | 2:56PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.02m | 9:06AM0.06m | 8:33PM0.02m | 9:22AM0.05m | 8:49PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 263 | 177 | 169 | 165 | 200 | 165 | 92 | 55 | 55 | 107 | 30 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 69 | 52 | 59 | 116 | 158 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 86 | 54 | 50 | 55 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 92 | 60 | 59 | 99 | 137 | 163 | 118 | 43 | 41 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 26 | SSW 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | S 23 |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | — | — | 6 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 109 | 184 | 270 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 205 | 244 | 206 | 175 | 170 | 160 | 160 | 161 | 182 | 167 | 85 | 59 | 53 | 55 | 51 | 63 | 115 | 154 | 136 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 641 | 639 | 639 | 639 | 1156 | 1156 | 1671 | 1671 | 1202 | 1113 | 1068 | 1113 | 1156 | 1068 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 699 | 45 |
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