Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 93 | 93 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 190 | 435 | 600 | 641 | 553 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.46m | 12:41PM1.10m | 00:35AM1.34m | 1:38PM1.12m | 1:30AM1.22m | 2:36PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.41m | 6:33AM0.18m | 6:24PM0.45m | 7:20AM0.24m | 7:29PM0.49m | 8:07AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 95 | 93 | 93 | 68 | 68 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 48 | 65 | 155 | 334 | 430 | 476 | 405 | 349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 43 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 27 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 190 | 435 | 600 | 641 | 553 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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