Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 453 | 801 | 649 | 779 | 1761 | 2441 | 793 | 1988 | 1492 | 1529 | 1004 | 423 | 829 | 1788 | 1845 | 1651 | 1049 | 1520 | 2744 | 2171 | 1709 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:24AM0.18m | 12:54PM0.15m | 4:00AM0.19m | 1:49PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.04m | 9:36AM0.14m | 8:32PM0.02m | 9:24AM0.13m | 8:51PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 26 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 441 | 350 | 801 | 581 | 779 | 1761 | 2441 | 793 | 1988 | 1492 | 1529 | 1004 | 423 | 829 | 1788 | 1845 | 1651 | 347 | 1520 | 13 | 2171 | 1709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 20 | S 27 | S 18 | S 26 | S 26 |
| kJ | 268 | 453 | 544 | 649 | 635 | 881 | 555 | 470 | 118 | 118 | — | 300 | 248 | 224 | — | 119 | 119 | 127 | 14 | 733 | 53 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | SW 26 | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | 123 | — | 55 | — | — | — | 118 | 184 | — | — | — | 395 | — | — | — | 181 | 173 | — | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | SSW 6 | S 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 531 | 452 | 112 | 137 | 101 | 116 | 349 | 98 | 289 | 88 | 128 | 186 | 186 | 681 | 273 | 251 | 217 | 1049 | 115 | 2744 | 273 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 35 | 43 |
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