Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.6
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
5
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
59
223
114
83
66
58
43
38
69
32
375
512
138
116
96
96
99
78
99
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55AM1.40m
00:47AM0.92m
12:59PM1.35m
3:10AM0.88m
2:15PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.29m
6:19AM0.46m
8:10PM0.32m
7:33AM0.51m
9:27PM0.31m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
26
25
21
19
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
21
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
21
20
21
19
19
19
20
19
17
19
18
16
16
15
15
20
16
15
17
18
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