
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
760 | 778 | 670 | 584 | 486 | 400 | 326 | 256 | 246 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 126 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:16AM0.79m | 6:18PM1.29m | 7:01AM0.84m | 6:56PM1.34m | 7:39AM0.90m | 7:33PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21AM0.39m | 1:12AM0.26m | 12:10PM0.37m | 1:46AM0.19m | 12:55PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 |
760 | 778 | 670 | 584 | 486 | 400 | 326 | 256 | 246 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 126 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | S 16 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
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