Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 108 | 102 | 135 | 91 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 76 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 33 | 91 | 98 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 91 | 110 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.42m | 00:16AM0.93m | 12:04PM1.36m | 1:04AM0.91m | 12:44PM1.30m | 1:55AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.28m | 5:33AM0.51m | 7:08PM0.31m | 6:17AM0.57m | 7:52PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | 7:32 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 15 | 77 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 91 | 98 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 | E 8 | E 13 | S 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 2 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 108 | 102 | 135 | 91 | — | — | — | 76 | 36 | 33 | 34 | — | 2 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 60 | 91 | 110 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 815 | 397 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 148 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 318 | 20 | 131 | 150 |
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