Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
246
202
101
108
97
132
132
169
181
309
512
383
233
137
240
181
210
173
159
143
118
96
96
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:35PM1.20m
3:34AM1.01m
4:30PM1.26m
4:39AM0.95m
5:20PM1.31m
5:40AM0.92m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.50m
9:39AM0.36m
10:59PM0.46m
10:25AM0.38m
00:00AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Energy kJ
167
246
202
101
108
97
132
132
169
181
1
1
383
233
137
144
181
210
173
159
143
118
96
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.9
S
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
132
42
16
85
43
48
6
12
17
15
5
1
1
17
83
57
3
11
3
9
34
37
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
47
7
7
6
6
13
12
6
6
1
5
4
4
4
3
12
3
6
6
18
29
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
378
309
512
39
36
240
140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
1
15
15
15
15
15
18
20
20
20
20
20
56
40
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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