Caves Surf Forecast

/ SA – Nullarbor (9 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Caves surfForecast / SA – Nullarbor / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 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 15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caves today?

The current surf forecast for Caves at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Aug)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (27 Aug)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

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	Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2676	2357	2072	1613	1110	1494	1452	1341	1200	1092	1142	1065	2112	1165	1054	1062	1124	1395	1508	2073	2327	2335	2507	2740
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		1:40AM 1.18				1:39PM 1.20				1:59AM 1.20				1:52PM 1.13				2:18AM 1.18				2:03PM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)				7:39AM 0.06				7:48PM -0.02				7:58AM 0.12				8:01PM -0.01				8:18AM 0.20				8:13PM 0.02

	Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
Sunrise	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C (?)	4	5	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	7	8	7	5	3	1	0	1	2	2

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for SA - Nullarbor

Wind Update Wind reports 212 km away suggest it is still onshore at Caves (moderate winds from the SW at Nullarbor). A 2.5m groundswell from the WSW
1 hour 19 minutes ago Caves

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