Caves Beach Surf Break

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 3 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.8° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2487
2586
2586
2460
2629
1987
2090
1536
1445
1210
759
722
999
886
869
653
585
589
577
513
492
396
365
335
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:27PM1.16m
1:25AM1.14m
2:23PM1.21m
2:29AM1.04m
3:25PM1.28m
3:45AM0.97m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.47m
7:53AM0.30m
8:43PM0.46m
8:44AM0.34m
9:59PM0.42m
9:40AM0.35m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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4:59
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:00
—
—
—
—
—
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
—
1
—
—
—
2
2
2
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
11
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
ESE
12
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
—
—
—
2460
2211
1987
1768
1536
1445
1210
759
627
698
886
869
653
585
589
577
513
492
396
365
335
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
SSE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
140
250
232
269
746
722
492
68
47
116
130
25
6
5
5
63
85
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
16
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
4
4
11
7
6
6
6
5
9
5
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
—
3.5
SSE
11
—
3
SE
11
—
—
—
—
—
2.1
SSE
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
2487
2586
2586
—
2629
—
2090
—
—
—
—
—
999
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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(10 max)
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