Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 176 | 157 | 214 | 170 | 185 | 113 | 237 | 240 | 163 | 229 | 170 | 215 | 138 | 55 | 188 | 237 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.25m | 6:33AM1.08m | 6:28PM1.32m | 7:06AM1.20m | 7:09PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.36m | 00:53AM0.18m | 12:54PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 121 | 54 | 54 | 150 | 124 | 97 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 139 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 30 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 176 | 157 | 214 | 170 | 185 | 113 | 237 | 240 | 163 | 229 | 170 | 215 | 138 | 55 | 188 | 237 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 112 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 762 | 579 | 318 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 201 | 200 | 56 | 12 |
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