Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
1.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.5
NE
6
0.9
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
92
88
282
265
118
194
79
82
64
63
85
79
181
72
33
30
20
13
13
8
7
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:58PM1.15m
1:07AM0.85m
1:53PM1.11m
2:10AM0.75m
2:56PM1.09m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.31m
7:34PM0.41m
7:08AM0.37m
8:46PM0.45m
7:56AM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
16
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
22
21
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
17
15
16
17
15
14
13
16
19
17
14
14
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