Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 3PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1768 | 1661 | 1291 | 1227 | 838 | 722 | 710 | 886 | 869 | 809 | 727 | 602 | 627 | 566 | 502 | 405 | 405 | 433 | 507 | 517 | 469 | 416 | 373 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.21m | 2:29AM1.04m | 3:25PM1.28m | 3:45AM0.97m | 4:29PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.30m | 8:43PM0.46m | 8:44AM0.34m | 9:59PM0.42m | 9:40AM0.35m | 11:16PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1768 | 1377 | 1291 | 1227 | 838 | 698 | 710 | 886 | 869 | 809 | 727 | 602 | 627 | 566 | 502 | 405 | 405 | 433 | 507 | 517 | 469 | 416 | 373 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 19 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 140 | 250 | 232 | 269 | 746 | 722 | 492 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 89 | 116 | 113 | 109 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 20 | S 23 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1661 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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