Caves Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Newcastle, Australia)
Photo by: odin buckleyCaves Beach Surf Guide
Caves Beach in Newcastle is an exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rocks and locals. Williamtown airport is the closest passenger airport, it is a 40 minute drive (more in peak times) from Caves Beach, most definitely no more than 70 Kms. Surf beach and the water is very rarely crowded.
Caves Beach Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach |  3.8 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| fairly consistent | 22.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Caves Beach:
The best conditions reported for surf at Caves Beach occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.
What's the best time of year to surf Caves Beach (for consistent clean waves)?
Explore Caves Beach Location Map
Interactive Caves Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Caves Beach is Newcastle Airport (NTL) in Australia, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Caves Beach is Richmond Airport (RCM), also in Australia, 98 km (61 miles) away.
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)Monday, 12 April 2021, 07:17 Local Time
| Monday 12 | ||||
| 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 S |
 S |
S |
 S |
| Period (s) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross | cross- on |
What does Caves Beach look like?
Latest photos from Caves Beach. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.
Credit: Cameron cutts
Credit: Caves Beach
Credit: Frenchmans Reef
Credit: odin buckley
Credit: odin buckley
Surf-Forecast StoreTides at Caves Beach
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Swell History at Caves Beach
Surf stats for Caves Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Wind History at Caves Beach
Wind stats for Caves Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Caves Beach Reviews:
Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.
- Overall:3.8
- Quality on a good day:4.0
- Consistency of Surf:4.1
- Difficulty Level:
2.6 - Wind and Kite Surfing:
4.8 - Crowds:3.3
Surf beach and the water is very rarely crowded.”
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
Discover surf breaks near Caves Beach. Click below to view there surf guides.
Point
Reef
Point/breakwaterWave Buoys Nearest To Caves Beach:
- Closest Wave BuoySydney Waverider Buoy48 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyPort Kembla Waverider Buoy101 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyCrowdy Head Waverider Buoy114 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoyBatemans Bay Waverider Buoy195 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyCoffs Harbour Waverider Buoy212 mi
Kudos to everyone who helped us debug this over the past 3 months.
Be sure to click on the Advanced Surf option to see extra details about the sea-state. Look out for crossing swells and short period local wind swells and chop that will often spoil a groundswell even if the wind is perfect. As yet there is no allowance for this in the swell rating. This is something we are working on.
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