Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is

18.1° C

Caves Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	453	447	405	483	531	418	331	240	163	107	82	88	121	125	128	132	127	178	198	242	249	306	367	614
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:47AM1.12m				9:49PM1.59m					10:32AM1.14m				10:35PM1.50m				11:18AM1.16m
Low Tide		3:49AM0.01m				3:24PM0.23m					4:32AM0.03m				4:16PM0.25m				5:14AM0.08m				5:08PM0.29m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—
mm	1	—	1	3	5	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	9	9	8	8	12	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10
kJ	—	4	5	4	6	418	331	240	163	107	82	58	55	39	128	132	127	54	33	31	46	29	29	614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 18	ESE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 17	S 16	S 15	S 6	S 8	S 8	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	7	25	25	53	12	12	21	21	30	19	18	27	21	20	44	44	43	40	38	37	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 16	S 15	S 11	S 8	S 11	S 21	—	—	S 19	—	S 18	S 19	SSE 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	4	31	31	32	32	31	21	40	20	13	22	8	—	—	7	—	6	66	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 8	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	S 6	S 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	—
kJ	453	447	405	483	531	52	—	53	53	66	68	88	121	125	—	18	24	178	198	242	249	306	367	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Boat Ramp NSW - Newcastle	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Anna Bay-Morna Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Leggy Point NSW - Newcastle	Shallows NSW - Newcastle	Terrigal Haven NSW - Newcastle	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Kiama Pool NSW - Illawarra	Bellambi Point NSW - Illawarra	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	20	20	20	150	53	15	20	20	20	15	15	15	15	42	20	25	25	66	66	66	66	188	155	66
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef		Box Beach	Anna Bay-Morna Point	JD Reef	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Macmasters Point	JD Reef	Macmasters Point	Newcastle -The Harbour
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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