Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 289 | 269 | 236 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 166 | 216 | 533 | 302 | 206 | 201 | 284 | 326 | 169 | 249 | 252 | 263 | 486 | 504 | 510 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53AM0.23m | 4:36PM0.15m | 4:00AM0.22m | 4:53PM0.13m | 3:57AM0.20m | 4:58PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.03m | 9:35PM0.08m | 10:59AM0.04m | 9:24PM0.09m | 11:10AM0.06m | 8:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 361 | 289 | 269 | 236 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 137 | 133 | 533 | 193 | 148 | 201 | 284 | 326 | 169 | 249 | 252 | 263 | 486 | 504 | 510 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 37 | 41 | 70 | 46 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 216 | 14 | 302 | 206 | 36 | 48 | 70 | 13 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 96 | 70 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 40 | 37 | 118 | 107 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 172 | 166 | 35 | — | — | — | 78 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 108 | 165 | 163 | 31 | 14 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 50 | 96 | 25 | 58 | 41 | 60 | 71 | 58 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 58 | 42 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 15 | 43 | 1034 | 1034 | 1034 | 142 | 142 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1034 | 1034 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 172 | 15 | 15 |
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