Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1704 | 1626 | 1436 | 1436 | 1262 | 1082 | 999 | 972 | 884 | 587 | 510 | 448 | 376 | 276 | 237 | 225 | 172 | 129 | 123 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.14m | 9:35AM1.55m | 10:07PM1.08m | 10:13AM1.52m | 10:49PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.31m | 4:16PM0.21m | 3:41AM0.34m | 4:59PM0.23m | 4:17AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1704 | 1626 | 1436 | 1436 | 1262 | 1082 | 999 | 972 | 884 | 587 | 510 | 448 | 376 | 276 | 237 | 225 | 172 | 129 | 123 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | 22 | 25 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 734 | 247 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
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