Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 105 | 218 | 135 | 107 | 325 | 431 | 372 | 258 | 196 | 157 | 153 | 157 | 124 | 118 | 115 | 89 | 287 | 169 | 173 | 197 | 240 | 294 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.15m | 8:47PM1.55m | 9:22AM1.21m | 9:31PM1.49m | 10:03AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.01m | 2:24PM0.15m | 3:21AM0.01m | 3:13PM0.14m | 3:59AM0.03m | 4:01PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 90 | 105 | 109 | 103 | 107 | 325 | 431 | 372 | 258 | 196 | 157 | 153 | 157 | 124 | 118 | 115 | 89 | 69 | 169 | 173 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 17 | S 21 | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 55 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 218 | 135 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | — | — | 197 | 240 | 294 | 292 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
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