Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.4° 

Caves Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
1
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
S
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
75
57
52
51
114
312
176
358
127
110
116
96
160
96
96
140
144
154
163
166
160
157
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
15
NE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:47AM0.92m
12:59PM1.35m
3:10AM0.88m
2:15PM1.31m
3:41AM0.91m
3:35PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.46m
8:10PM0.32m
7:33AM0.51m
9:27PM0.31m
8:56AM0.51m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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5:26
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
21
20
19
17
16
17
21
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
18
19
21
19
17
15
15
19
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
18
18
19
17
18
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