Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 20 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
23.3° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.7
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)855555666699888899946788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21282428465690404132252322212122242414207130913587
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
30
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
1.40
11:25PM
1.28
11:38AM
1.30
12:07AM
1.29
12:24PM
1.18
12:54AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.10
5:31AM
0.19
5:53PM
0.16
6:24AM
0.24
6:34PM
0.24
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:38-------7:37----
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------4311
Temp. °C222323232423232122292625242322222225262623222222
Feels °C (?)222323222525262323302426272524252528262523232426
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