Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is

18.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 13
Wave Graph
kJ	154	147	147	118	118	115	88	88	86	84	59	57	56	39	39	39	152	330	299	588	568	709	1174	1537
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		1:46AM0.96m				2:45PM1.15m				2:48AM0.85m				3:47PM1.16m					4:05AM0.78m				4:45PM1.20m
Low Tide				8:00AM0.34m				9:19PM0.47m				8:46AM0.38m					10:37PM0.45m			9:36AM0.40m


	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	11	14	20	20	18	16	14	14	13	16	19	19	16	13	10	9	8	10	13	13	12	11
Feels °C	13	10	8	10	16	19	16	12	10	11	9	13	16	17	9	6	3	3	2	5	9	9	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 13
kJ	154	147	147	118	118	115	88	88	86	84	59	57	56	39	39	39	24	203	299	357	568	709	1174	1537
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 9	SE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	31	17	17	17	17	18	20	21	9	8	8	8	4	3	3	6	2	24	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 12	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	E 10	SSW 5	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 8	S 15	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 8	—	—
kJ	19	4	4	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	2	2	8	8	7	3	4	2	2	2	2	24	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	—	NW 2	W 2	W 2	W 2	W 2	WNW 2	W 3	—	SSW 6	SW 4	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	20	—	—	1	3	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	—	6	29	152	330	261	588	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	99	131	15	1	15	15	1	15	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	2	1	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	7

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