Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 29 | 54 | 336 | 440 | 408 | 249 | 401 | 311 | 233 | 181 | 136 | 102 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.47m | 7:11AM0.99m | 7:14PM1.54m | 7:58AM1.07m | 8:02PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.11m | 12:36PM0.26m | 1:58AM0.04m | 1:32PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 54 | 336 | 440 | 408 | 249 | 401 | 311 | 233 | 181 | 136 | 102 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 146 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 85 | 61 | 48 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 188 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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