Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.6
SE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)7767777999910999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2401522002443551951731461531681751831752371931971971941621271019910280
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.40
11:16AM
1.07
11:31PM
1.35
11:54AM
0.97
12:07AM
1.29
12:36PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.24
5:05PM
0.31
6:09AM
0.30
5:36PM
0.38
6:55AM
0.35
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:43-------6:42
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201920191919191919181717171820201918171717242825
Feels °C (?)171718161615161617171718171819171716161615212623
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