Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 01 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)877777889978899988888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3081781279977511139181127111291488699830715472343264223173865948
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
30
SW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.33
5:51PM
1.21
6:30AM
1.45
6:54PM
1.19
7:20AM
1.55
7:52PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.32
11:51AM
0.42
11:55PM
0.31
12:54PM
0.33
12:43AM
0.31
1:54PM
0.24
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:46-------7:47--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------12---------------
Temp. °C161517212422191413111417181818181614161920201918
Feels °C (?)1111111519151410105911121213141412151716151415
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