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Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 08 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
24.0° 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: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.3
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)5116666669988877777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4223344989422818272563585739402626231648484848107
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
WSW
0
W
5
NW
5
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
1.11
2:18PM
0.84
3:13AM
1.09
3:17PM
0.75
4:13AM
1.09
4:40PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
0.31
8:52AM
0.46
8:25PM
0.37
10:02AM
0.48
9:10PM
0.42
11:18AM
0.46
Sun
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise----6:22-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:51-------7:50-------7:49
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1211----------------
Temp. °C232222222020202020201919212324242322212121242525
Feels °C (?)242222232121202020202020222424252625242424272423
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