Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.8
S
2.3
S
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010999991099999888846810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26227323027927321716813613617515117510399767451493331372516691065
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
0
SW
0
SE
35
SSW
30
S
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
1.34
6:49PM
1.35
7:02AM
1.37
7:28PM
1.46
7:49AM
1.36
8:08PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.21
12:52AM
0.26
1:09PM
0.20
1:41AM
0.19
1:48PM
0.20
2:30AM
0.15
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:15-------
Sunset---5:31-------5:30-------5:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C141922201919181615192324212019181724272723181715
Feels °C (?)111719171719191615182121191816141320252617121410
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