
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 131 | 183 | 344 | 503 | 155 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 145 | 169 | 402 | 202 | 176 | 151 | 347 | 294 | 99 | 987 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.28m | 7:28AM1.34m | 7:38PM1.31m | 8:06AM1.45m | 8:25PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.41m | 1:04AM0.25m | 1:32PM0.32m | 1:42AM0.23m | 2:20PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 176 | 173 | 155 | 127 | 124 | — | — | 6 | 215 | 202 | 176 | 151 | 154 | 151 | 99 | 275 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | — | — | S 17 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | — |
104 | 131 | 183 | 344 | 503 | — | — | — | 124 | 145 | 169 | 402 | — | — | — | 347 | 294 | 40 | 987 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 318 | 318 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 450 | 397 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 307 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
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