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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
21.0° 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 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Caves Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | |
631 | 399 | 455 | 606 | 563 | 710 | 738 | 738 | 592 | 535 | 501 | 876 | 842 | 788 | 1297 | 1115 | 1092 | 818 | 763 | 940 | 1243 | 1210 | 1064 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.67m | 10:09AM1.09m | 10:11PM1.63m | 11:06AM1.05m | 11:04PM1.57m | 12:06PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.13m | 3:37PM0.38m | 5:09AM0.16m | 4:31PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
445 | 399 | 455 | 606 | 563 | 710 | 738 | 738 | 592 | 535 | 371 | 524 | 588 | 529 | 866 | 239 | 239 | 198 | 194 | 154 | 153 | 192 | 192 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 470 | 402 | 340 | 290 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 145 | 501 | 876 | 842 | 788 | 1297 | 1115 | 1092 | 818 | 763 | 940 | 1243 | 1210 | 1064 | 817 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 72 | 72 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 116 | 25 | 120 | 131 |
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