Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
19.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
0
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)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
10
8
7
6
13
12
12
11
23
37
49
278
319
146
166
126
112
112
786
1704
1716
1240
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:45PM1.46m
10:34AM1.03m
10:22PM1.43m
11:12AM1.06m
11:01PM1.39m
11:53AM1.09m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.13m
4:00PM0.39m
5:09AM0.15m
4:44PM0.41m
5:46AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<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
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
15
14
16
19
18
14
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
16
13
11
10
8
10
13
11
8
6
7
6
7
9
12
11
13
13
11
9
8
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
28
27
10
7
4
6
13
12
12
11
23
37
49
278
319
146
166
126
112
67
21
12
12
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
3
9
10
2
2
11
5
29
5
13
73
5
25
45
21
5
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
6
2
3
6
2
6
1
3
3
3
7
5
14
5
27
11
5
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
6
6
13
5
8
28
2
1
1
1
2
112
786
1704
1716
1240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
5
8
23
67
66
73
120
188
67
67
2
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
20
150
150
265
265
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
9
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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