Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cave today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cave at 9PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:30pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 169 | 214 | 176 | 246 | 204 | 422 | 448 | 655 | 647 | 650 | 714 | 696 | 679 | 654 | 525 | 498 | 485 | 478 | 478 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:46PM0.16m | 3:42AM0.24m | 3:05PM0.16m | 3:53AM0.24m | 3:24PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.01m | 9:58AM0.07m | 9:06PM0.01m | 10:11AM0.06m | 9:20PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 161 | 214 | 176 | 154 | 204 | 168 | 151 | 655 | 647 | 650 | 714 | 696 | 679 | 654 | 525 | 498 | 485 | 478 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 113 | 55 | 58 | 246 | 160 | 422 | 448 | 86 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 79 | 79 | 404 | 59 | 122 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 21 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 84 | 82 | 107 | 108 | 63 | 104 | 69 | 70 | 36 | 68 | 77 | 41 | 16 | 101 | 99 | 260 | 61 | 359 | 256 | 432 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 119 | 169 | 150 | 82 | 49 | 37 | 37 | 42 | 110 | 176 | 119 | 77 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 110 | 184 | 127 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 923 | 923 | 45 | 45 | 452 | 452 | 639 | 1034 | 1034 | 1034 | 45 | 45 | 1127 | 45 | 45 | 1026 | 1260 | 1124 | 45 |
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