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Caves Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Caves Beach today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
62 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.00m | 8:58PM1.50m | 9:38AM0.98m | 9:33PM1.48m | 10:19AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.23m | 2:21PM0.38m | 3:49AM0.22m | 2:57PM0.41m | 4:27AM0.22m | 3:36PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 53 | 41 | 67 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 61 | 62 | 49 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 48 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 19 | 61 | 58 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | — | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 58 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 34 | 0 |
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