Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 167 | 177 | 192 | 166 | 173 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 92 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 82 | 136 | 109 | 178 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.13m | 1:46AM0.74m | 2:01PM1.10m | 3:17AM0.73m | 3:06PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.45m | 8:11PM0.43m | 7:12AM0.51m | 9:21PM0.43m | 8:16AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 313 | 167 | 177 | 192 | 166 | 173 | 134 | 104 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 82 | 136 | 90 | 50 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 96 | 86 | 86 | 102 | 107 | 78 | 60 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 31 | 69 | 109 | 178 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | NE 3 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 148 | 99 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 92 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 127 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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