Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)777778889999999101013131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113111131911021191571611771852252702702762883635141210134914651305122911511122
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
1.40
1:10PM
0.97
1:28AM
1.35
2:22PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.30
3:54PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
0.32
7:18AM
0.26
6:52PM
0.39
8:30AM
0.31
7:56PM
0.46
9:51AM
0.32
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------7:00-------6:59-------6:57
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222221212123232322212019192223222120191818242624
Feels °C (?)222221222322212222212220202323222222211918242422
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