
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
662 | 618 | 359 | 270 | 270 | 234 | 200 | 195 | 165 | 140 | 194 | 217 | 210 | 214 | 201 | 188 | 147 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.37m | 8:53AM1.44m | 9:13PM1.31m | 9:32AM1.47m | 9:58PM1.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.15m | 3:08PM0.14m | 3:13AM0.19m | 3:56PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 17 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
7 | 6 | 359 | 270 | 270 | 234 | 200 | 195 | 165 | 140 | 194 | 217 | 210 | 214 | 201 | 188 | 147 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
6 | 23 | 26 | 47 | 71 | 42 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 54 | 170 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ESE 6 | — | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 8 |
— | — | 46 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 11 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
662 | 618 | 166 | 149 | 114 | 75 | 68 | 51 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 155 | 161 | 120 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 53 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 53 |
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