The Cave 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cave today (03 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cave at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+0530) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Evening (03 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 3								Saturday 4								Sunday 5
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	291	284	273	259	199	196	191	186	178	168	152	128	123	124	149	146	143	111	143	143	143	140	140	158
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:20AM0.19m			3:57PM0.18m					6:46AM0.19m			4:20PM0.16m					7:12AM0.19m			4:42PM0.14m
Low Tide				11:20AM0.13m				11:17PM0.01m					12:09PM0.13m				11:35PM0.02m				1:14PM0.13m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	29	31	32	31	28	27	27	27	29	32	33	31	28	27	27	26	29	33	33	32	28	26
Feels °C	26	26	29	29	30	30	27	26	25	26	28	30	31	29	27	26	26	25	27	31	29	29	26	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	158	156	156	156	199	196	191	186	178	99	128	128	123	121	149	146	143	111	143	143	143	140	140	158
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	291	284	273	259	119	107	103	88	88	168	152	110	115	120	120	81	81	80	79	49	119	108	103	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	—	SW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 19	SSW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	18	18	18	18	18	—	15	37	37	37	15	61	80	80	80	79	44	34	34	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6
kJ	67	52	50	50	131	139	106	69	58	82	75	56	89	124	120	86	66	58	49	47	77	128	112	92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Peanut Farm Point East	Elephant Rock East	Peanut Farm Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Elephant Rock East	Tiruchendur Tamil Nadu	Peanut Farm Point East	Peanut Farm Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Elephant Rock East	Elephant Rock East	Maabaidhoo Right North Male Atoll	Peanut Farm Point East	Pottuvil Point East	Pottuvil Point East
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	45	45	45	43	35	43	45	45	45	45	45	35	452	43	43	45	45	45	35	35	1034	43	45	45
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2		3	2	2	2	2	2	2		3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2		3	2	2	2	2	2	2		3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	8	5	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5

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