Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 3 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) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
E
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
59
55
37
38
26
26
18
10
7
7
7
10
11
11
14
33
38
54
144
314
228
162
148
Wind (km/h)
20
N
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:56AM1.01m
9:45PM1.46m
10:34AM1.03m
10:22PM1.43m
11:12AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.13m
3:18PM0.37m
4:34AM0.13m
4:00PM0.39m
5:09AM0.15m
4:44PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
16
17
20
21
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
18
15
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
12
11
12
15
17
15
13
11
10
9
11
13
12
9
6
7
8
7
10
11
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
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
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
9
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
Energy kJ
51
59
55
37
38
26
26
17
10
7
7
7
6
11
11
14
33
38
54
76
314
228
162
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
7
18
8
19
21
21
8
18
8
6
6
5
10
11
2
11
11
11
13
144
13
27
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
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
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
2
8
2
3
3
6
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
11
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.5
N
3
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
118
4
14
17
12
4
1
2
4
6
6
14
9
7
7
3
3
3
2
1
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
53
56
24
56
8
8
0
8
67
53
34
131
150
188
83
131
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Caves Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest