Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 529 | 421 | 375 | 441 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 417 | 308 | 243 | 239 | 184 | 168 | 181 | 244 | 223 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:44AM0.20m | 2:15PM0.17m | 3:50AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.01m | 9:21AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.00m | 9:30AM0.10m | 9:11PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 529 | 529 | 421 | 375 | 441 | 360 | 355 | 350 | 417 | 308 | 243 | 239 | 184 | 135 | 181 | 226 | 81 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 141 | 181 | 178 | 172 | 96 | 138 | — | 104 | 41 | 41 | 61 | 59 | 78 | 54 | 151 | 125 | 223 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 24 | S 23 | S 12 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 121 | 168 | 11 | 43 | 76 | 148 |
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 172 | 132 | 110 | 100 | 87 | 97 | 222 | 245 | 172 | 121 | 117 | 100 | 82 | 79 | 179 | 244 | 95 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 933 | 933 | 933 | 933 | 1260 | 922 | 1801 | 922 | 922 | 562 | 562 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 922 | 45 |
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