Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
798
663
635
648
613
639
639
566
584
584
505
432
424
353
296
290
240
240
235
160
125
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:05PM1.16m
00:05AM1.24m
12:54PM1.16m
00:53AM1.09m
1:47PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.14m
6:03PM0.35m
6:36AM0.21m
7:01PM0.41m
7:17AM0.28m
8:06PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
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