Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
S
12
1.8
S
13
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
392
314
1070
1640
1419
957
773
533
434
296
319
338
485
651
721
683
633
500
414
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:45PM1.20m
5:19AM0.77m
5:35PM1.24m
6:16AM0.79m
6:18PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.40m
10:29AM0.41m
00:33AM0.33m
11:21AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
10
8
6
10
16
18
16
15
13
12
11
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
6
3
2
5
13
16
12
12
10
9
8
11
12
12
13
14
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