Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 123 | 129 | 132 | 143 | 121 | 99 | 70 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 73 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:42PM0.15m | 3:22AM0.20m | 4:59PM0.14m | 3:19AM0.20m | 5:13PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.10m | 10:29AM0.03m | 9:10PM0.11m | 10:43AM0.04m | 8:27PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 75 | 60 | 132 | 143 | 121 | 92 | 70 | 59 | 26 | 40 | 30 | 43 | 45 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 123 | 43 | 89 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 27 | 54 | 21 | 54 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 77 | 76 | 123 | 66 | 65 | 100 | 99 | 64 | 19 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 49 | 73 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 109 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 158 | 139 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 923 | 923 | 15 | 43 | 35 | 43 | 0 | 452 | 172 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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