Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 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) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.34m | 7:39AM0.90m | 7:33PM1.39m | 8:15AM0.96m | 8:08PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.19m | 12:55PM0.34m | 2:19AM0.13m | 1:37PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 154 | 125 | 119 | 79 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 203 | 66 | 198 | 510 | 198 | 198 | 56 |
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