Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 5AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 949 | 1143 | 1259 | 929 | 919 | 877 | 787 | 868 | 1135 | 636 | 581 | 531 | 453 | 801 | 790 | 672 | 1761 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:20AM0.19m | 5:29AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.07m | 8:22PM0.06m | 8:17PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 634 | 949 | 1143 | 1259 | 929 | 919 | 877 | 787 | 868 | 1135 | 636 | 581 | 447 | 350 | 801 | 790 | 672 | 1761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 11 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 8 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 309 | 56 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 112 | — | 71 | 190 | 78 | 268 | 453 | 544 | 649 | 635 | 758 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 190 | 190 | 89 | 152 | — | — | 70 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 126 | 88 | 56 | 75 | 118 | 140 | 203 | 178 | 209 | 77 | 502 | 219 | 531 | 431 | 111 | 127 | 150 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 1895 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 1127 | 45 |
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