Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 541 | 455 | 267 | 277 | 274 | 243 | 176 | 243 | 290 | 261 | 200 | 166 | 139 | 135 | 92 | 132 | 248 | 212 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.18m | 6:00AM0.97m | 5:46PM1.25m | 6:33AM1.08m | 6:28PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.51m | 11:45PM0.28m | 11:23AM0.44m | 00:19AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 244 | 541 | 455 | 267 | 171 | 134 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 85 | 45 | 54 | 54 | 84 | 113 | 75 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | S 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | SSE 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 10 | — | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 157 | 34 | 58 | 176 | 277 | 130 | 243 | 137 | 83 | 75 | 46 | 51 | 30 | — | 78 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 274 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 43 | 75 | 78 | 135 | 176 | 243 | 290 | 261 | 200 | 166 | 139 | 135 | 92 | 132 | 248 | 212 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 12 | 57 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 112 | 200 | 200 | 202 | 202 | 53 | 53 | 202 | 579 | 440 | 318 | 53 |
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