Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 406 | 372 | 286 | 418 | 412 | 404 | 325 | 302 | 303 | 245 | 236 | 227 | 206 | 273 | 263 | 267 | 314 | 314 | 259 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:12PM0.17m | 4:46AM0.23m | 3:29PM0.16m | 5:01AM0.23m | 3:45PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM-0.01m | 10:49AM0.10m | 9:55PM-0.00m | 11:07AM0.10m | 10:08PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 507 | 406 | 372 | 286 | 418 | 412 | 404 | 325 | 302 | 303 | 245 | 236 | 227 | 135 | 273 | 263 | 263 | 314 | 314 | 259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSE 21 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 175 | 90 | 121 | 123 | 86 | 116 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 85 | 86 | 93 | 144 | 157 | 190 | 188 | 267 | 256 | 235 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 92 | 92 | 100 | 59 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 67 | 30 | 66 | 56 | 113 | 59 | 206 | 28 | 24 | 66 | 102 | 66 | 102 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 237 | 307 | 255 | 141 | 107 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 128 | 181 | 118 | 59 | 46 | 47 | 52 | 47 | 99 | 130 | 106 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1034 | 1801 | 1202 | 1127 | 1127 | 716 | 45 | 43 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 639 | 35 | 15 | 45 |
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