Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 575 | 549 | 669 | 736 | 533 | 463 | 389 | 297 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 104 | 82 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.16m | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 575 | 549 | 669 | 736 | 533 | 463 | 389 | 297 | 249 | 187 | 159 | 132 | 104 | 82 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | E 15 | S 19 | S 19 | E 15 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 228 | 221 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | S 21 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | S 20 | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 252 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 505 | 259 | 203 |
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