Surf Forecasts:
Caves Beach surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 16 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 15 Jun, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, SSE swell with 235 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Caves Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Caves Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Caves Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 15) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 20) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 14th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 15th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Caves Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 12 | 41 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 48 | 198 | 164 | 111 | 93 | 87 | 98 | 104 | 72 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 108 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.10m | 6:42PM1.58m | 7:23AM1.09m | 7:32PM1.65m | 8:18AM1.09m | 8:22PM1.69m | 9:11AM1.08m | 9:12PM1.68m | 10:03AM1.08m | 10:02PM1.64m | 10:55AM1.08m | 10:52PM1.57m | 11:47AM1.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.29m | 12:00PM0.32m | 1:27AM0.20m | 12:51PM0.31m | 2:22AM0.13m | 1:43PM0.31m | 3:15AM0.09m | 2:36PM0.32m | 4:06AM0.08m | 3:30PM0.34m | 4:56AM0.09m | 4:26PM0.37m | 5:45AM0.13m | 5:24PM0.41m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 40 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 58 | 93 | 87 | 48 | 104 | 72 | 94 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 108 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 3 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 47 | 24 | 98 | 84 | 56 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 13 | S 5 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 13 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 29 | 19 | 54 | 21 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | — | — | 1 | 48 | 198 | 164 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 20 | 131 | 151 | 67 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
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