Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 07 Feb 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
24.0° 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 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (08 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)666666666666666698887778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12116212016244584166817179152593232312557575739272729
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
WNW
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglassoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
1.14
1:32PM
0.96
2:20AM
1.11
2:18PM
0.84
3:13AM
1.09
3:17PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.24
7:52AM
0.41
7:47PM
0.31
8:52AM
0.46
8:25PM
0.37
10:02AM
0.48
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:51-------7:50
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2131--------
Temp. °C262423222222222323232222202019202121202021222424
Feels °C (?)252423242424232422222122211918202223222123232525
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