
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 11PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 79 | 469 | 436 | 427 | 320 | 320 | 288 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.39m | 8:15AM0.96m | 8:08PM1.43m | 8:50AM1.02m | 8:44PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.34m | 2:19AM0.13m | 1:37PM0.30m | 2:51AM0.09m | 2:18PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
28 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 35 | 469 | 436 | 427 | 320 | 320 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | ENE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 13 | SSE 12 |
13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 | S 16 | E 6 | SE 6 | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 203 | 66 | 505 | 506 | 198 | 198 | 188 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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