
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 19 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 160 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.53m | 7:19AM0.99m | 7:23PM1.60m | 8:12AM1.03m | 8:14PM1.64m | 9:00AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.33m | 1:24AM0.15m | 12:40PM0.30m | 2:16AM0.07m | 1:37PM0.26m | 3:03AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
— | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 10 |
80 | 58 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 7 | — | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 |
17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | 2 | 19 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 21 | S 19 | S 10 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 160 | 240 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 81 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 98 | 120 | 198 | 198 | 506 | 198 | 198 | 429 | 198 | 368 | 83 | 18 | 15 | 150 |
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