Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 86 | 164 | 158 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 190 | 190 | 214 | 222 | 281 | 270 | 212 | 250 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 240 | 204 | 200 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:00PM0.15m | 3:16AM0.20m | 5:42PM0.14m | 3:01AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24AM0.02m | 9:14PM0.11m | 10:40AM0.03m | 8:54PM0.13m | 10:48AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 86 | 164 | 158 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 190 | 190 | 214 | 222 | 281 | 270 | 212 | 250 | 212 | 208 | 208 | 240 | 204 | 200 | 200 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 45 | 46 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 64 | 59 | 13 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 105 | 102 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 19 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 1260 | 1263 | 639 | 699 | 1034 | 452 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 139 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 639 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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