Caves Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
168
180
171
175
212
179
136
112
101
96
104
117
117
109
79
75
58
52
43
43
45
54
21
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM0.91m
7:22PM1.44m
7:59AM0.93m
7:58PM1.46m
8:39AM0.95m
8:34PM1.47m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.36m
2:13AM0.23m
1:16PM0.36m
2:49AM0.19m
1:57PM0.36m
3:24AM0.15m
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rain showers
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
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4:54
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
18
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
10
11
12
16
16
17
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.2
S
18
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
E
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
168
168
180
42
42
212
179
136
112
101
96
104
24
117
109
79
75
58
44
43
20
14
54
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
SE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
57
49
48
17
16
15
7
2
2
3
6
25
9
30
30
10
17
56
52
11
14
21
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
53
50
39
2
2
4
3
3
1
2
5
5
11
8
30
30
11
11
25
10
17
17
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
4
1
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
171
175
15
117
21
19
21
26
3
9
15
43
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
53
188
188
12
12
12
12
8
12
67
112
53
53
53
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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