Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 763 | 637 | 468 | 449 | 443 | 366 | 366 | 361 | 289 | 269 | 236 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 137 | 216 | 659 | 365 | 206 | 295 | 284 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM0.24m | 4:14PM0.16m | 3:53AM0.23m | 4:36PM0.15m | 4:00AM0.22m | 4:53PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.02m | 9:31PM0.06m | 10:43AM0.03m | 9:35PM0.08m | 10:59AM0.04m | 9:24PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 773 | 763 | 637 | 468 | 449 | 443 | 366 | 366 | 361 | 289 | 65 | 236 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 21 | 133 | 659 | 240 | 206 | 295 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 56 | 48 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 30 | 41 | 269 | 70 | 47 | 27 | 46 | 174 | 46 | 137 | 216 | 417 | 302 | 36 | 30 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 74 | 37 | 118 | 107 | 176 | 176 | 46 | 172 | 39 | 15 | — | — | 78 | 48 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 25 | 25 | 99 | 59 | 98 | 90 | 97 | 52 | 48 | 69 | 73 | 39 | 58 | 65 | 40 | 32 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 365 | 36 | 53 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 43 | 43 | 1068 | 1026 | 1124 | 1026 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 139 | 45 | 1034 | 46 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 923 | 1034 | 1034 | 35 | 0 |
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