Caves surf break

Caves surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 ACST
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Caves surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caves sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Caves today?

The current surf forecast for Caves at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131111121212141214131313131313131212151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64951247640226524321822618424815697222175109212299380357324281666631623
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset--6:20-------6:17-------6:16-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171816161616161719191918181718192424222221212122
Feels °C (?)161613141415141618161615161516162220181918181819
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