Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 4 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is

20.7°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 (14 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (14 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue 17
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 12	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	57	44	33	35	27	43	36	20	32	25	39	98	73	73	72	87	108	119	159	164	190	212	98	86	60	169
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NE	N	NW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:16AM0.93m				12:04PM1.36m				1:04AM0.91m				12:44PM1.30m				1:55AM0.91m				1:28PM1.25m					2:49AM0.95m
Low Tide			5:33AM0.51m				7:08PM0.31m				6:17AM0.57m				7:52PM0.34m				7:08AM0.61m					8:36PM0.35m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	7:34
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	9	7	2	2	3
Temp °C	23	22	24	30	29	25	23	21	20	20	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	24	23	24	29	28	23	21	21	20	20	17	18	18	17	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 8	E 9	ENE 5	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 17	S 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	57	44	33	35	27	1	6	20	32	25	17	98	73	73	51	52	55	55	35	30	30	6	80	86	60	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 11	S 9	S 8	S 14	S 14	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 15	E 10	S 7	S 6	S 8
kJ	8	8	4	4	4	1	1	7	7	7	39	6	6	4	4	7	6	6	6	6	6	18	17	69	39	112
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 14	S 14	E 7	E 13	E 11	S 9	S 9	S 14	E 12	S 10	S 13	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 15	S 15	E 10	E 7	E 10
kJ	2	6	5	1	1	4	4	4	3	10	6	6	4	24	2	4	6	6	22	23	22	18	5	31	24	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 5	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	—	—	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	43	36	—	—	4	12	22	27	54	72	87	108	119	159	164	190	212	98	—	—	169
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	200	47	47	5	0	20	20	15	161	116	111	20	188	197	188	197	269	20	188	72	15	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1						1			2	2
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