Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 91 | 191 | 289 | 303 | 310 | 215 | 484 | 581 | 532 | 316 | 444 | 403 | 277 | 234 | 207 | 169 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.39m | 8:16AM1.38m | 8:31PM1.37m | 8:53AM1.44m | 9:13PM1.31m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.14m | 2:22PM0.16m | 2:37AM0.15m | 3:08PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 91 | 62 | 45 | 33 | 251 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 316 | 47 | 71 | 277 | 234 | 207 | 169 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 46 | — | 18 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 111 | 4 | 191 | 289 | 303 | 310 | 215 | 484 | 581 | 532 | 121 | 444 | 403 | 49 | 53 | 38 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 58 | 150 | 155 | 20 | 15 | 197 | 155 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 197 | 72 | 72 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
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