Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
NE
0.7
ENE
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)888999856699999778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206172153344449701471211311101581291259974146246408258265324335355345
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
1.29
11:42AM
1.13
12:08AM
1.25
12:19PM
1.01
12:47AM
1.20
12:58PM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.15
5:47AM
0.23
5:49PM
0.22
6:32AM
0.30
6:21PM
0.30
7:21AM
0.37
Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:20
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------211122355654222
Temp. °C242323222225262524232322222323222222222223242323
Feels °C (?)252424242427262325242624222323222222212123242223
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