Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 168 | 180 | 171 | 175 | 212 | 179 | 136 | 112 | 101 | 96 | 104 | 117 | 117 | 109 | 79 | 75 | 58 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM0.91m | 7:22PM1.44m | 7:59AM0.93m | 7:58PM1.46m | 8:39AM0.95m | 8:34PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.36m | 2:13AM0.23m | 1:16PM0.36m | 2:49AM0.19m | 1:57PM0.36m | 3:24AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | ESE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 168 | 180 | 42 | 42 | 212 | 179 | 136 | 112 | 101 | 96 | 104 | 24 | 117 | 109 | 79 | 75 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 54 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | E 5 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 52 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 50 | 39 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 171 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 117 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 45 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 53 | 188 | 188 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 112 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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