Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 3 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
19.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 8PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
251
412
566
428
326
280
163
282
282
230
194
173
91
105
104
96
90
116
79
79
84
74
94
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
0
SE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
0
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:30PM1.26m
4:39AM0.95m
5:20PM1.31m
5:40AM0.92m
6:04PM1.36m
6:31AM0.91m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.46m
10:25AM0.38m
00:00AM0.41m
11:09AM0.38m
00:50AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
12
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
SSE
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
164
15
1
1
428
326
280
163
282
3
3
3
173
91
105
104
96
90
116
79
79
84
74
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
17
1
1
1
4
5
4
3
1
6
9
48
40
78
78
69
52
68
68
49
49
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
6
6
18
28
5
4
5
5
5
7
12
12
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.1
SE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
217
251
412
566
95
91
226
282
230
194
76
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
15
15
15
15
20
15
15
20
18
15
72
20
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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