Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 561 | 554 | 507 | 481 | 474 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 634 | 634 | 1117 | 983 | 909 | 1974 | 919 | 877 | 787 | 1807 | 1557 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:05PM0.11m | 6:25AM0.20m | 6:20AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.09m | 10:40PM0.06m | 9:39PM0.07m | 8:22PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 561 | 561 | 554 | 507 | 481 | 474 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 73 | 634 | 1117 | 983 | 909 | 1974 | 919 | 877 | 787 | 1807 | 1557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | S 24 | S 24 | S 14 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | S 11 | — | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 20 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 154 | 329 | 44 | 52 | 634 | 360 | 56 | — | 81 | 3 | 106 | 89 | 64 | — | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 15 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 326 | 388 | 309 | — | 3 | — | 13 | — | 3 | — | 53 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 165 | 154 | 123 | 88 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 129 | 146 | 219 | 91 | 65 | 255 | 103 | 259 | 80 | 112 | 158 | 557 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 45 | 45 |
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