Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1412 | 1490 | 1675 | 2225 | 2355 | 2460 | 2364 | 2586 | 2586 | 2416 | 2453 | 2248 | 1735 | 1765 | 1243 | 1124 | 878 | 1303 | 1089 | 634 | 647 | 508 | 492 | 589 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.16m | 1:25AM1.14m | 2:23PM1.21m | 2:29AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.46m | 7:07AM0.26m | 7:32PM0.47m | 7:53AM0.30m | 8:43PM0.46m | 8:44AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1741 | 1775 | 1948 | — | — | — | 2416 | 2097 | 1871 | 1735 | 1467 | 1243 | 1124 | 878 | 1303 | 1089 | 634 | 647 | 508 | 492 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | 207 | 341 | 658 | 789 | 639 | 288 | 166 | 346 | 114 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1412 | 1490 | 1675 | 2225 | 2355 | 2460 | 2364 | 2586 | 2586 | — | 2453 | 2248 | — | 1765 | — | — | — | 718 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 197 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 72 | 265 | 161 | 161 | 150 | 66 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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