Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.7° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
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)
1.7
S
9
2
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
9
2
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
715
367
334
764
709
575
490
753
725
695
685
495
440
397
388
344
337
308
280
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44PM1.45m
9:24AM1.08m
9:20PM1.45m
10:00AM1.13m
9:57PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.28m
3:23AM0.07m
2:59PM0.26m
3:56AM0.07m
3:41PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
10
8
7
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
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