Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 102 | 98 | 100 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 72 | 88 | 72 | 96 | 98 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 119 | 156 | 167 | 121 | 123 | 95 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12PM1.68m | 10:03AM1.08m | 10:02PM1.64m | 10:55AM1.08m | 10:52PM1.57m | 11:47AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.08m | 3:30PM0.34m | 4:56AM0.09m | 4:26PM0.37m | 5:45AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 96 | 100 | 102 | 100 | 74 | 72 | 88 | 72 | 96 | 98 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 110 | 119 | 156 | 167 | 121 | 123 | 95 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 107 | 102 | 98 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | SE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 12 |
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