Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1086 | 562 | 702 | 728 | 597 | 684 | 1001 | 605 | 589 | 551 | 529 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 425 | 500 | 326 | 443 | 404 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:20PM0.16m | 4:13AM0.21m | 4:37PM0.15m | 4:11AM0.20m | 4:48PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.06m | 10:49AM0.05m | 9:51PM0.08m | 10:58AM0.05m | 9:40PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1086 | 562 | 702 | 728 | 597 | 684 | 1001 | 605 | 589 | 551 | 529 | 437 | 431 | 431 | 425 | 500 | 119 | 317 | 317 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 373 | 170 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 20 | 136 | 130 | 154 | 137 | 116 | 101 | 76 | 92 | 89 | 326 | 443 | 404 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | — | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 212 | 212 | 188 | 11 | 322 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 306 | 297 | 297 | 233 | 206 | 187 | 169 | 193 | 230 | 110 | 128 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 1034 | 1124 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 172 | 139 |
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