Caves Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.11° S 151.65° E

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Caves Beach sea temperature is

18.1° C

Caves Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 15		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	847	559	488	483	496	581	655	418	284	202	163	107	107	108	114	114	192	127	160	156	192	222	250	306
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:02PM1.64m				9:47AM1.12m				9:49PM1.59m					10:32AM1.14m				10:35PM1.50m				11:18AM1.16m
Low Tide				3:49AM0.01m				3:24PM0.23m					4:32AM0.03m				4:16PM0.25m				5:14AM0.08m


	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	1	—	1	3	5	3	2	1	1	1	1	—	1	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	15	12	14	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	17	17
Feels °C	11	11	8	9	7	9	12	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	5	5	6	6	418	284	202	163	107	82	76	56	50	121	127	160	156	51	47	46	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	E 8	ESE 6	E 8	E 8	SSE 18	SSE 17	S 16	S 15	S 6	S 8	S 8	S 10	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	5	73	12	21	31	30	19	17	28	20	31	54	43	43	40	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SSE 18	E 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 18	S 11	S 15	S 11	S 9	S 11	S 21	SE 21	S 21	S 19	S 18	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	31	12	32	32	56	23	40	22	13	22	8	17	35	7	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	847	559	488	483	496	581	655	53	60	—	73	87	107	108	114	114	192	17	16	15	192	222	250	306
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	20	15	20	48	20	120	53	15	20	20	20	20	15	15	20	66	72	25	20	20	20	18	179	155
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	Macmasters Point	JD Reef		Little Gibber - Dark Point	Shallows	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef			Newcastle -The Harbour	Backdoor 4	Backdoor 4	Macmasters Point	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3		3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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