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Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
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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 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 94 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.30m | 5:43PM1.24m | 5:49AM1.29m | 6:24PM1.34m | 6:36AM1.27m | 7:02PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.28m | 11:38PM0.39m | 12:01PM0.26m | 00:31AM0.32m | 12:38PM0.26m | 1:18AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 38 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 94 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 3 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 265 | 200 | 130 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 |
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