Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.51° N 81.71° E

The Cave 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cave sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.4° 

The Cave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Cave today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
S
16
1.1
S
18
0.9
S
18
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
123
176
168
153
149
203
147
193
126
121
172
171
128
300
296
375
516
759
498
889
859
890
879
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10AM0.19m
5:15PM0.10m
2:50AM0.19m
3:12PM0.09m
2:23AM0.19m
1:21PM0.10m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.06m
6:59PM0.10m
10:54AM0.08m
6:19PM0.09m
10:01AM0.09m
6:30PM0.07m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:48
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5:46
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5:46
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 mm
1
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1
3
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2
1
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1
1
1
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1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
28
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
30
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
31
32
30
30
31
30
30
29
31
32
29
31
31
30
29
29
30
31
31
32
32
30
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