Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 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
23.3° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
ESE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)559985555666666988889994
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)495346422128252974728139413240232221212223242440
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
0
W
25
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46PM
1.25
10:55AM
1.40
11:25PM
1.28
11:38AM
1.30
12:07AM
1.29
12:24PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.17
5:16PM
0.10
5:31AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.16
6:24AM
0.24
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:38-------7:37
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232322222223232323232222222925252424222222252626
Feels °C (?)232321212223232322242525243224272727242626282523
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