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Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 13 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
23.5° 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: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)999998888898666666666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8809219294863322231381119093966873645149628010810813411910792
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.17
7:01PM
0.79
6:54AM
1.25
7:43PM
0.87
7:36AM
1.33
8:21PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.44
1:08PM
0.32
12:03AM
0.41
1:46PM
0.24
12:56AM
0.36
2:21PM
0.16
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--6:26-------6:26-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:45--
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----------------1111-11
Temp. °C192020212121212121212021222221212120212122222121
Feels °C (?)151617181819191920191718191919192019201920191920
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