Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
S
7
1.1
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
52
47
45
29
54
336
440
408
249
401
311
233
181
136
102
97
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
5
WNW
10
NW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:21PM1.47m
7:11AM0.99m
7:14PM1.54m
7:58AM1.07m
8:02PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.11m
12:36PM0.26m
1:58AM0.04m
1:32PM0.20m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
15
17
20
20
16
13
11
10
11
16
17
16
16
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
10
9
11
15
15
11
7
6
5
6
11
15
13
11
8
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