Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
25.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Sat
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777788888899888887777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130171147178164173207114137111151199118134173194216269261233233241149136
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
0.98
7:36AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.08
8:24AM
1.49
9:00PM
1.17
9:08AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.30
2:17PM
0.09
1:57AM
0.22
2:57PM
0.05
2:48AM
0.16
3:34PM
0.04
Sat
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:27
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---------21------
Temp. °C232222222223232423232221222424242221212121212524
Feels °C (?)222122222123232322232221232323242423222223232624
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