Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 107 | 107 | 136 | 118 | 91 | 71 | 86 | 164 | 161 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 190 | 190 | 214 | 265 | 281 | 229 | 212 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:30PM0.16m | 3:13AM0.22m | 5:00PM0.15m | 3:16AM0.20m | 5:42PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.10m | 10:24AM0.02m | 9:14PM0.11m | 10:40AM0.03m | 8:54PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 86 | 164 | 161 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 190 | 190 | 214 | 265 | 281 | 229 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 26 | 45 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | N 9 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 127 | 107 | 107 | 136 | 118 | 91 | 71 | 49 | 63 | 77 | 62 | 45 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 48 | 53 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 639 | 639 | 716 | 1034 | 45 | 1263 | 639 | 1259 | 1034 | 142 | 142 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 46 | 139 | 45 |
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