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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
20.9° 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 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | |
1539 | 1697 | 2155 | 2005 | 2091 | 2322 | 2362 | 2315 | 2471 | 2597 | 2393 | 2160 | 2124 | 2089 | 2053 | 1850 | 1627 | 1505 | 1478 | 1452 | 1293 | 1186 | 1104 | 1127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.39m | 2:18PM1.06m | 2:06AM1.30m | 3:23PM1.13m | 3:13AM1.23m | 4:19PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.28m | 7:52PM0.55m | 8:55AM0.31m | 9:06PM0.54m | 9:46AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
23 | 1418 | 1580 | — | 2091 | 2322 | 2362 | 2315 | 2471 | 2597 | 2393 | 2160 | 2124 | 2089 | 2053 | 1850 | 1627 | 1505 | 1478 | 1452 | 1293 | 1186 | 1104 | 1127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 47 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1539 | 1697 | 2155 | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 197 | 161 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 155 | 201 | 235 | 88 | 20 | 88 | 88 | 112 | 67 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
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