Surf Forecast Surf Report
Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 02 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.5
SSE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110101010109999888888877777777678777778778811101071010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1340125615671256115110539018847356265094563993322572251971561321321149378444245661047556575639243242423131211221214635114171198231234325384327332273273230230230188
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.98
11:57PM
1.44
1:08PM
0.93
12:59AM
1.35
2:27PM
0.94
2:07AM
1.28
3:42PM
1.00
3:18AM
1.23
4:38PM
1.08
4:21AM
1.20
5:22PM
1.17
5:15AM
1.18
6:00PM
1.26
6:00AM
1.17
6:34PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.48
7:06AM
0.27
6:28PM
0.54
8:11AM
0.31
7:42PM
0.58
9:12AM
0.33
9:00PM
0.58
10:06AM
0.33
10:12PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.33
11:12PM
0.50
11:29AM
0.33
12:03AM
0.44
12:02PM
0.32
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07--
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Rain (mm)
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