Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 30 Dec 2025 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
22.7° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (30 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (30 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
SE
2.5
SSE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)88888889991312131212131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14919620122225627918734931626891572211701117114412301297117411379487956941652421
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.33
5:27PM
1.04
6:04AM
1.43
6:40PM
1.01
7:02AM
1.52
7:48PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.39
11:18PM
0.34
12:47PM
0.30
12:14AM
0.33
1:54PM
0.21
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
01
Sunrise--5:45-------5:46-------5:47-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:05-------8:05-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515181920191818161820222120202020202021201919
Feels °C (?)151414171718171718171820201917191818191818161517
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