Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 31 Jan 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
23.8° 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 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (31 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
NE
1
E
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)6676778881211111111891010101098810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86859215928531050840018317743346734528689817472787275421831310727527541688
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
5
SE
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.52
8:37PM
1.00
8:39AM
1.57
9:23PM
1.07
9:26AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.08
2:03AM
0.25
3:25PM
0.03
2:57AM
0.20
4:06PM
0.00
3:47AM
0.17
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise6:13-------6:15-------6:16-------
Sunset---7:58-------7:57-------7:55----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------74231--------
Temp. °C212425252423222223262723232119181819202020202020
Feels °C (?)232424222223242326282823261713111011131415161718
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