Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.2° 

Caves Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
110
110
106
102
94
198
151
146
110
108
102
100
75
78
80
77
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:15PM1.29m
10:41AM1.32m
10:58PM1.18m
11:25AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.18m
4:26AM0.16m
4:57PM0.21m
5:04AM0.23m
5:53PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
17
23
25
22
19
18
17
16
22
26
26
22
21
Feels °C
14
13
13
11
11
14
18
20
19
16
15
13
12
17
21
21
19
18
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