Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). 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 (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 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) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 77 | 77 | 130 | 223 | 186 | 94 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.31m | 11:47PM1.06m | 12:16PM1.29m | 00:46AM0.93m | 1:17PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.26m | 5:47AM0.30m | 6:59PM0.31m | 6:38AM0.37m | 8:17PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 36 | 130 | 223 | 186 | 94 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WNW 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 20 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 30 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 77 | 77 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
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