Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)666699688899846788877766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483830222523292121232424234096340105193609638497725
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
SE
15
E
5
NE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
35
NE
10
SE
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
W
5
N
5
NW
15
E
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
offglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.28
11:38AM
1.30
12:07AM
1.29
12:24PM
1.18
12:54AM
1.29
1:16PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.16
6:24AM
0.24
6:34PM
0.24
7:24AM
0.29
7:20PM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:33-------6:35-------6:35-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:37--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------1------1-1-1--111
Temp. °C222122292726242322222226272725232323232426232322
Feels °C (?)252323312728272524252528262528242526262727242523
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