Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)101099991014141413136713131313131414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9211510679798396107104136130130132139126126125225222243307311373352
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
15
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
0.79
1:24AM
1.15
2:47PM
0.81
2:26AM
1.15
3:58PM
0.88
3:31AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.42
6:45PM
0.57
8:41AM
0.41
7:54PM
0.60
9:37AM
0.38
9:06PM
0.58
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:37-------5:37----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192225242222202021273229282624222123242321181513
Feels °C (?)20232422212220191924302726242322181820201914118
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