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Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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
21.2° 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 9PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | |
206 | 244 | 244 | 227 | 236 | 236 | 186 | 163 | 129 | 129 | 141 | 141 | 124 | 124 | 132 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 168 | 168 | 138 | 108 | 79 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.35m | 5:45AM1.26m | 6:17PM1.47m | 6:39AM1.25m | 7:01PM1.57m | 7:32AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.31m | 11:41PM0.38m | 11:47AM0.29m | 00:37AM0.29m | 12:30PM0.28m | 1:31AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
96 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 90 | 163 | 56 | 129 | 57 | 141 | 124 | 124 | 132 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 168 | 168 | 138 | 108 | 79 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 76 | 8 | 56 | 8 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
36 | 61 | 57 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
206 | 244 | 244 | 227 | 236 | 236 | 186 | — | 129 | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 532 | 247 | 259 | 247 | 72 | 72 | 150 | 161 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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