Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 13 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)887898966666666677777667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1421158890736862675447606264681081341521301179797149161144
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.79
6:54AM
1.25
7:43PM
0.87
7:36AM
1.33
8:21PM
0.96
8:16AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.41
1:46PM
0.24
12:56AM
0.36
2:21PM
0.16
1:44AM
0.31
2:55PM
0.10
Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:44
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1--------1111--11132--
Temp. °C212021212121222221212121212122222121212021212222
Feels °C (?)191820191817191919191919192020201919201818181919
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