
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
453 | 447 | 405 | 483 | 531 | 418 | 331 | 240 | 163 | 107 | 82 | 88 | 121 | 125 | 128 | 132 | 127 | 178 | 198 | 242 | 249 | 306 | 367 | 614 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.12m | 9:49PM1.59m | 10:32AM1.14m | 10:35PM1.50m | 11:18AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.01m | 3:24PM0.23m | 4:32AM0.03m | 4:16PM0.25m | 5:14AM0.08m | 5:08PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
— | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 418 | 331 | 240 | 163 | 107 | 82 | 58 | 55 | 39 | 128 | 132 | 127 | 54 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 614 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 7 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 21 | — | — | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 66 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
453 | 447 | 405 | 483 | 531 | 52 | — | 53 | 53 | 66 | 68 | 88 | 121 | 125 | — | 18 | 24 | 178 | 198 | 242 | 249 | 306 | 367 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 150 | 53 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 188 | 155 | 66 |
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