Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 203 | 186 | 363 | 212 | 196 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 234 | 186 | 178 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 115 | 111 | 170 | 154 | 141 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:34PM0.15m | 6:18AM0.21m | 3:36PM0.15m | 6:36AM0.21m | 3:40PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.13m | 10:39PM-0.00m | 12:20PM0.13m | 10:50PM0.01m | 12:52PM0.13m | 10:58PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 139 | 108 | 133 | 193 | 131 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 178 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 115 | 111 | 104 | 102 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 183 | 183 | 186 | 6 | 212 | 196 | 188 | 188 | 74 | 33 | 47 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 203 | 170 | 363 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 55 | 131 | 234 | 180 | 103 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 52 | 107 | 170 | 154 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 923 | 922 | 45 | 922 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 922 | 452 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 716 | 43 | 43 | 45 |
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