Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 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 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (27 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
20
29
29
30
30
31
32
22
17
35
30
32
27
29
27
41
52
51
55
74
74
145
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:57PM1.13m
4:54AM1.30m
5:43PM1.24m
5:49AM1.29m
6:24PM1.34m
6:36AM1.27m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.46m
11:20AM0.28m
11:38PM0.39m
12:01PM0.26m
00:31AM0.32m
12:38PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
16
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
20
18
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
18
16
16
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Energy kJ
32
30
20
29
29
30
30
31
32
22
17
35
30
32
27
29
27
41
52
51
55
74
74
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
E
4
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
10
5
9
5
5
2
2
1
3
7
4
5
12
11
12
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
2
8
7
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
4
5
1
1
4
7
1
6
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
12
22
2
98
66
66
200
265
98
23
12
0
0
0
235
53
53
12
0
0
0
2
20
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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