Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
184
179
136
112
106
82
125
117
117
106
94
75
60
52
40
53
50
79
62
26
26
36
31
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
N
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
7:22PM1.44m
7:59AM0.93m
7:58PM1.46m
8:39AM0.95m
8:34PM1.47m
9:18AM0.98m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.23m
1:16PM0.36m
2:49AM0.19m
1:57PM0.36m
3:24AM0.15m
2:37PM0.36m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
14
13
14
18
19
19
18
17
15
15
17
20
19
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
11
11
12
16
17
18
16
15
13
13
15
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.2
S
18
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
Energy kJ
151
184
179
136
112
106
82
96
24
117
106
94
75
60
45
40
18
25
18
18
26
26
36
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
SE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
42
15
7
2
1
1
1
25
9
30
8
10
30
56
52
19
21
27
46
16
12
6
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
16
2
4
3
3
3
6
5
5
8
30
30
9
11
11
25
10
18
17
8
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.5
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
230
125
117
29
32
28
22
19
19
24
53
50
79
62
13
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
196
53
47
12
0
0
53
23
67
53
53
53
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
397
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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