Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2293 | 2181 | 3662 | 2845 | 2015 | 1785 | 1691 | 1491 | 1434 | 1463 | 1412 | 1490 | 1520 | 2045 | 2225 | 2460 | 2364 | 2586 | 2460 | 2629 | 2058 | 1871 | 1661 | 1445 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.09m | 11:43PM1.32m | 12:38PM1.12m | 00:30AM1.23m | 1:27PM1.16m | 1:25AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.44m | 6:25AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.46m | 7:07AM0.26m | 7:32PM0.47m | 7:53AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1580 | 1775 | 1837 | — | — | 2460 | 2211 | 2058 | 1871 | 1661 | 1445 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2293 | 2181 | 3662 | 2845 | 2015 | 1785 | 1691 | 1491 | 1434 | 1463 | 1412 | 1490 | 1520 | 2045 | 2225 | 2460 | 2364 | 2586 | — | 2629 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 304 | 340 | 323 | 269 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 161 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
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