Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 06 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
23.8° 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 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)--
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)646667777767766666556677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232414794162706141374964936031201240244855681724545
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
10
S
30
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
NE
15
NE
5
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
1.23
12:50AM
1.18
12:51PM
1.09
1:33AM
1.14
1:32PM
0.96
2:20AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.17
6:59AM
0.34
7:11PM
0.24
7:52AM
0.41
7:47PM
0.31
8:52AM
0.46
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C252424282422222425252625232323222223232221212121
Feels °C (?)252722292724242627252628242526242323222121222221
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