Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
117
113
96
99
117
136
132
120
124
127
111
117
103
103
109
97
92
88
196
197
194
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26AM1.23m
11:36PM1.12m
12:11PM1.19m
00:18AM0.98m
12:58PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.15m
5:40PM0.28m
5:50AM0.23m
6:34PM0.35m
6:28AM0.31m
7:34PM0.41m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
16
14
13
14
14
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