
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
394 | 255 | 216 | 161 | 123 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 118 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.42m | 9:05PM1.34m | 9:25AM1.47m | 9:46PM1.27m | 10:02AM1.49m | 10:26PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.17m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:07AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.16m | 3:42AM0.21m | 4:29PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
394 | 255 | 216 | 161 | 123 | 98 | 84 | 64 | 40 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 20 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 6 |
6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — |
52 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 118 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 815 | 156 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 31 | 202 | 0 | 65 |
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