Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 34 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.32m | 10:58PM1.18m | 11:25AM1.31m | 11:47PM1.06m | 12:16PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.23m | 5:53PM0.26m | 5:47AM0.30m | 6:59PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
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 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 157 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 77 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 20 | NNW 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
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