Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 10AM is: 1.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1525 | 1376 | 1925 | 2246 | 2223 | 2199 | 2017 | 1929 | 1886 | 1886 | 2096 | 1165 | 2089 | 2316 | 2290 | 2413 | 2248 | 2157 | 1750 | 1672 | 1477 | 1459 | 1265 | 1074 |
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 | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.20m | 4:43PM0.13m | 5:12AM0.19m | 4:43PM0.12m | 4:57AM0.19m | 3:51PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.09m | 10:15PM0.07m | 12:04PM0.09m | 9:48PM0.08m | 12:19PM0.09m | 8:57PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1525 | 1376 | 1925 | 2246 | 2223 | 2199 | 2017 | 1929 | 1886 | 1886 | 2096 | 1165 | 2089 | 2316 | 2290 | 2413 | 2248 | 2157 | 1750 | 1672 | 1477 | 1459 | 1265 | 1074 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 33 | 32 | 873 | 32 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 97 | 145 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 140 | 84 | 23 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 32 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 65 | 131 | 145 | 64 | 42 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 139 | 225 | 203 | 109 | 77 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 123 | 192 | 145 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 923 | 923 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 452 | 45 | 43 | 1034 | 1034 | 1034 | 933 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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