Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Caves Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.4
E
0.6
SE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)69611101010109999867776777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232324223334686563573938345510514313468103127107144156199
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
0
NW
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.44
11:22AM
1.22
11:40PM
1.43
12:12PM
1.09
12:30AM
1.40
1:10PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.15
5:19PM
0.24
6:15AM
0.20
6:02PM
0.32
7:18AM
0.26
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:00-------7:00
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11----11--------11--
Temp. °C232322212122232323222120202223232222212121222323
Feels °C (?)232322212122232324232321222423232223222424232222
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