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Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
24.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)778888888777999777677101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33839448156956343433619313385150141152123951041147959111102967067
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.95
4:13AM
1.14
4:06PM
0.86
5:08AM
1.17
5:16PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.51
9:23PM
0.35
10:42AM
0.51
10:06PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.48
10:52PM
0.40
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:06-------8:05---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----494-----------------
Temp. °C212020201817181919202122212121202023242423232222
Feels °C (?)181616161515171919202022212223222225252423222323
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