Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:30pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 459 | 228 | 362 | 559 | 581 | 474 | 453 | 529 | 521 | 506 | 461 | 446 | 371 | 356 | 290 | 290 | 285 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:05AM0.23m | 3:42PM0.17m | 3:11AM0.22m | 4:03PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.05m | 9:42AM0.02m | 9:03PM0.07m | 9:53AM0.02m | 9:16PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 459 | 64 | 362 | 559 | 581 | 474 | 453 | 529 | 521 | 506 | 461 | 446 | 371 | 356 | 290 | 290 | 285 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 228 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 214 | 274 | 262 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 75 | 219 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 67 | 113 | 106 | 159 | 221 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1034 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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