Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (26 Jun):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | - | - |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 173 | 153 | 104 | 93 | 104 | 96 | 110 | 128 | 110 | 101 | 84 | 96 | 114 | 93 | 136 | 151 | 176 | 186 | 190 | 279 | 297 | 187 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.31m | 5:40AM0.92m | 6:04PM1.36m | 6:31AM0.91m | 6:44PM1.40m | 7:17AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.41m | 11:09AM0.38m | 00:50AM0.35m | 11:52AM0.37m | 1:33AM0.29m | 12:35PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 200 | 3 | 153 | 104 | 93 | 104 | 96 | 110 | 52 | 110 | 101 | 84 | 96 | 114 | 93 | 136 | 151 | 176 | 186 | 190 | 215 | 216 | 187 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 68 | 78 | 78 | 56 | 5 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 57 | 49 | 47 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 19 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 39 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 173 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 279 | 297 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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