Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Dec)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Dec)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (07 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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Sat
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1
S
0.8
S
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)789884678899887656666664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248237134825742156285527588623356241124705984111794638285930
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
E
20
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.09
10:35AM
1.67
11:27PM
1.06
11:25AM
1.61
12:21AM
1.04
12:16PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
0.34
5:31PM
0.10
4:53AM
0.38
6:23PM
0.13
5:49AM
0.42
Sat
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:51-------7:52-------7:52
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-11--------------
Temp. °C273128272721191818181818192122222221201920252424
Feels °C (?)242725252617141515161616182121202021202022262322
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