Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.9° 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 2PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414131312121212111111111010101099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90837751651958686844598349674338340720521692154712581010788688506433368318267222169136
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.31
6:26PM
1.00
6:22AM
1.36
7:13PM
1.11
7:16AM
1.39
7:53PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
0.24
11:51PM
0.41
1:01PM
0.20
12:53AM
0.33
1:43PM
0.16
1:46AM
0.25
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:54-------6:52-------6:52----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151619201919171616192020202020201920212121202018
Feels °C (?)9913151415141313171717181919201920202019182018
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