Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.7° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
578
533
463
389
292
249
187
159
132
127
82
25
25
24
9
9
13
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:36PM1.35m
11:15AM1.19m
11:18PM1.26m
11:58AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.27m
5:06AM0.13m
5:13PM0.30m
5:43AM0.19m
6:08PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
17
20
21
18
16
14
13
12
14
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
11
13
15
16
13
12
12
11
9
9
13
15
12
7
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