Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
577
584
505
432
367
346
290
290
245
240
200
196
201
154
147
115
118
118
115
88
88
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
E
5
NW
15
W
Wind State
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:54PM1.16m
00:53AM1.09m
1:47PM1.15m
1:46AM0.96m
2:45PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.21m
7:01PM0.41m
7:17AM0.28m
8:06PM0.46m
8:00AM0.34m
9:19PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
12
12
14
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
17
17
15
13
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