Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
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 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 302 | 266 | 159 | 282 | 230 | 200 | 173 | 139 | 91 | 93 | 104 | 88 | 110 | 128 | 107 | 94 | 86 | 82 | 96 | 93 | 147 | 223 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39AM0.95m | 5:20PM1.31m | 5:40AM0.92m | 6:04PM1.36m | 6:31AM0.91m | 6:44PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.46m | 10:25AM0.38m | 00:00AM0.41m | 11:09AM0.38m | 00:50AM0.35m | 11:52AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 428 | 302 | 266 | 159 | 282 | 230 | 3 | 3 | 139 | 91 | 93 | 104 | 88 | 56 | 53 | 107 | 94 | 86 | 82 | 96 | 93 | 147 | 164 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 68 | 78 | 78 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 50 | 68 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | E 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 93 | 80 | — | — | 200 | 173 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 110 | 128 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 140 | 223 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 20 | 15 |
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