Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 28 Nov 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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (28 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (28 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
S
1
S
1
SSE
1.2
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
ENE
0.9
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)10107771111116711111116111167788588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49548686963298282120189114114151252149146170198228284246135109133
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SE
20
E
30
ENE
30
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
S
15
W
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
offcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
1.04
2:38PM
1.30
3:51AM
1.12
3:41PM
1.26
4:47AM
1.22
4:47PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.58
9:29PM
0.31
9:37AM
0.56
10:18PM
0.32
10:45AM
0.50
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:44-------7:45-------7:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920232525232121212327312524202019202326272522
Feels °C (?)191921232221192020192024282422161818202324262416
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