Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 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
25.1° 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: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)887777777777777878888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240256309271253255233195195178200187160156156160136160147135135120138135
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
1.32
6:41PM
0.89
6:41AM
1.39
7:35PM
0.98
7:36AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
0.23
11:55PM
0.37
1:32PM
0.15
1:01AM
0.30
2:17PM
0.09
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:30--
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1211-----1111-111-------
Temp. °C222222232323222222222223232322222222222323232322
Feels °C (?)232220212122212122212122222221212121222322222322
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