Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

Caves Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
108
176
291
1578
1098
646
348
270
229
211
336
328
547
792
1270
1060
792
708
673
618
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
E
20
E
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:54PM1.30m
5:07AM0.88m
5:07PM1.36m
6:06AM0.98m
6:07PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.44m
11:00PM0.26m
10:21AM0.41m
00:00AM0.19m
11:32AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
12
10
8
10
11
12
13
13
12
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