Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
E
1
ENE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)777777777888888998888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19517817818316912713013412112512813113513513515815811194110202283315274
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.39
7:35PM
0.98
7:36AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.08
8:24AM
1.49
9:00PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.37
1:32PM
0.15
1:01AM
0.30
2:17PM
0.09
1:57AM
0.22
2:57PM
0.05
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:30-------7:28--
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C222222232323222222212223232323232220202324242323
Feels °C (?)212121212222212122212323232224232321222322222123
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