Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 89 | 90 | 64 | 68 | 82 | 178 | 56 | 62 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 71 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 86 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.21m | 6:36AM0.87m | 6:25PM1.28m | 7:10AM0.96m | 7:03PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.44m | 00:36AM0.25m | 11:49AM0.39m | 1:08AM0.18m | 12:34PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
118 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 39 | 51 | 56 | 62 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 71 | 55 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
28 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 16 |
6 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
12 | 33 | 90 | 53 | 68 | 82 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 40 | 86 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 263 | 148 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 161 | 131 | 20 |
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