Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (06 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (06 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 6						Tuesday 7								Wednesday 8								Thu 9
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	3	3	2	2	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1658	1532	1434	1412	1440	1424	1923	1684	2400	2328	2364	2633	2633	2460	2629	1951	1836	1639	1473	1227	1170	698	944	1012
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			12:38PM1.12m				00:30AM1.23m					1:27PM1.16m				1:25AM1.14m				2:23PM1.21m				2:29AM1.04m
Low Tide	6:25AM0.22m				6:30PM0.46m					7:07AM0.26m				7:32PM0.47m				7:53AM0.30m				8:43PM0.46m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56
	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	2
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	13
Feels °C	9	9	9	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	11	10	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	SSE 10	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 11	—	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	ESE 12	SSE 10	SE 11
kJ	15	16	16	15	14	14	1550	14	1775	1809	—	—	—	2460	2097	1951	1836	1639	1473	1227	807	636	944	831
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 15	ESE 12	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	276	—	—	—	—	—	—	113	69	123	241	734	4	218	166
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 23
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	SE 10
kJ	1658	1532	1434	1412	1440	1424	1923	1684	2400	2328	2364	2633	2633	—	2629	—	—	—	—	—	1170	698	—	1012
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Kianga Point NSW - Far South	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	Peggys NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Caves Point NSW - Newcastle	Caves Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Caves Point NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	269	269	371	197	197	72	20	20	20	20	72	72	161	161	161	20	20	1	1	15	15	20	15	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle							JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef						JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Crackneck
Rating (10 max)							4	4	4	4						4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	8	7	5	5	7	7	5	6	6	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	7	6	8	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9	7	5	7	9	9	9

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