Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 09 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)991014141413136131313131313141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)798396107104136130130182125126126123225280243311311373347342342423423
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
1.15
2:47PM
0.81
2:26AM
1.15
3:58PM
0.88
3:31AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.57
8:41AM
0.41
7:54PM
0.60
9:37AM
0.38
9:06PM
0.58
10:26AM
0.34
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232221212126302827262322222324222018151312162021
Feels °C (?)2322211919252926252522222120211919141097101414
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