
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
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 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 251 | 412 | 566 | 428 | 326 | 280 | 163 | 282 | 282 | 230 | 194 | 173 | 91 | 105 | 104 | 96 | 90 | 116 | 79 | 79 | 84 | 74 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.26m | 4:39AM0.95m | 5:20PM1.31m | 5:40AM0.92m | 6:04PM1.36m | 6:31AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.46m | 10:25AM0.38m | 00:00AM0.41m | 11:09AM0.38m | 00:50AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
— | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
164 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 428 | 326 | 280 | 163 | 282 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 173 | 91 | 105 | 104 | 96 | 90 | 116 | 79 | 79 | 84 | 74 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 13 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 18 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
17 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 48 | 40 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 52 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 |
6 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 |
217 | 251 | 412 | 566 | — | — | 95 | 91 | 226 | 282 | 230 | 194 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 72 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
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