Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
51
38
28
28
26
8
8
7
7
10
11
11
11
32
36
37
110
336
204
170
155
199
130
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:56AM1.01m
9:45PM1.46m
10:34AM1.03m
10:22PM1.43m
11:12AM1.06m
11:01PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.37m
4:34AM0.13m
4:00PM0.39m
5:09AM0.15m
4:44PM0.41m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
21
21
19
17
16
15
14
16
20
18
15
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
17
16
16
13
11
10
9
10
14
11
9
6
7
6
7
9
11
12
12
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
9
1.1
S
12
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
55
51
38
28
28
26
6
8
7
7
6
11
11
11
32
36
37
78
336
204
170
155
109
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
S
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
18
18
21
21
8
8
2
3
3
3
10
11
2
2
11
5
5
110
30
27
5
25
25
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
2
3
3
6
2
8
6
6
3
1
11
3
3
11
7
13
5
5
27
11
5
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
5
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
Energy kJ
9
11
11
4
1
2
4
6
6
12
12
4
8
23
1
3
1
199
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
8
21
12
8
5
8
65
10
66
73
120
131
67
67
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
15
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
1
4
4
4
5
4
5
2
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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