Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)99999999999910109999810101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1731731351321017876818561817917123525426219016110287921158579
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
1.29
11:36AM
0.88
11:46PM
1.23
12:26PM
0.82
12:30AM
1.18
1:30PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.38
5:55AM
0.35
5:09PM
0.45
6:46AM
0.39
5:49PM
0.52
7:42AM
0.42
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161724272423222020192222212121201918222423
Feels °C (?)151516151523262223221818182120202123222019232322
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