Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 185 | 182 | 184 | 216 | 225 | 216 | 212 | 242 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 108 | 126 | 127 | 127 | 141 | 167 | 133 | 166 | 165 | 189 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.19m | 1:28PM0.12m | 3:21AM0.20m | 1:44PM0.14m | 3:15AM0.21m | 2:05PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.12m | 7:58PM0.05m | 9:36AM0.11m | 8:08PM0.03m | 9:24AM0.10m | 8:22PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 295 | 185 | 182 | 184 | 216 | 225 | 216 | 212 | 204 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 96 | 67 | 96 | 127 | 141 | 167 | 133 | 166 | 163 | 189 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 76 | 116 | 163 | 165 | 242 | 127 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 108 | 126 | 127 | 83 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 46 | 70 | 118 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 137 | 153 | 101 | 90 | 72 | 50 | 22 | 82 | 76 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 49 | 73 | 66 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 64 | 106 | 113 | 58 | 34 | 23 | 27 | 38 | 85 | 165 | 111 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 172 | 923 | 922 | 922 | 922 | 172 | 45 | 45 | 142 | 172 | 922 | 922 | 142 | 139 | 142 | 45 | 45 | 639 | 922 | 922 | 142 | 142 |
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