Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 21 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
22.2° 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 7PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.6
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111112111111111112111110111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1170124111101067990101910391136120411671189137211511067866875595575560531461560460388
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
1.05
11:15PM
1.50
12:11PM
0.97
12:14AM
1.43
1:24PM
0.93
1:21AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
0.40
6:15AM
0.24
5:38PM
0.48
7:22AM
0.28
6:48PM
0.53
8:32AM
0.30
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-
Sunset-5:24-------5:23-------5:22------
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----------------11-
Temp. °C201919191819181919191919181818192020202020192021
Feels °C (?)161515161516141516161616151515161717171818171818
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