Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 11 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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)131313141414141313131314141414141514141212121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123166280243307311373347413420430518663813918104211381092951822773666632666
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
5
S
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.88
3:31AM
1.18
4:50PM
0.99
4:31AM
1.24
5:31PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.38
9:06PM
0.58
10:26AM
0.34
10:12PM
0.53
11:10AM
0.29
11:10PM
0.44
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:35-------5:34----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202224232018151313172022181614131215181918161615
Feels °C (?)1918202019141088111416111198811141716141312
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