Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 28 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
27
25
39
52
52
58
82
80
76
57
72
76
78
134
124
120
120
98
159
74
72
76
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
E
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:24PM1.34m
6:36AM1.27m
7:02PM1.42m
7:18AM1.24m
7:38PM1.48m
7:59AM1.20m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.26m
00:31AM0.32m
12:38PM0.26m
1:18AM0.27m
1:13PM0.26m
2:02AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
18
18
19
18
18
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
20
19
18
19
19
18
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
28
29
27
25
39
52
52
58
82
80
76
57
72
76
78
78
37
31
120
98
76
74
72
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
13
13
13
6
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
22
23
1
1
26
8
17
16
14
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
2
2
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
4
134
124
120
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
235
98
22
0
0
0
0
15
20
148
53
12
0
12
53
98
98
67
12
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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