Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 25 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
22.3° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
142
118
90
70
51
30
30
22
20
12
20
29
13
30
32
45
22
12
44
33
32
29
18
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
15
E
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:01PM1.03m
3:50AM1.30m
4:57PM1.13m
4:54AM1.30m
5:43PM1.24m
5:49AM1.29m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.52m
10:33AM0.29m
10:38PM0.46m
11:20AM0.28m
11:38PM0.39m
12:01PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
16
18
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
20
20
20
18
18
16
16
15
18
17
17
18
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
18
18
16
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
149
142
118
90
70
51
30
30
22
20
12
20
29
13
30
32
2
22
8
44
33
32
29
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
25
23
15
15
15
14
15
5
10
9
9
6
2
11
2
1
3
7
12
5
21
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
23
14
14
14
10
5
5
5
4
5
2
2
1
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
76
68
24
4
8
9
7
45
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
67
56
0
0
0
0
53
98
98
67
2
2
40
5
200
64
130
80
5
0
0
0
98
98
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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