Caves Beach surf break

Caves Beach surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 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
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 7PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 May)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1243
1256
915
763
634
655
655
662
527
1300
1502
1477
1365
1774
1941
1749
1789
2174
2092
1919
1880
1879
1911
1774
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:06PM1.02m
00:00AM1.48m
1:10PM1.02m
1:01AM1.39m
2:18PM1.06m
2:06AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.49m
7:03AM0.24m
6:39PM0.53m
8:00AM0.28m
7:52PM0.55m
8:55AM0.31m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Energy kJ
162
159
156
123
118
89
115
157
363
15
29
26
1365
1359
1630
1749
1789
2174
2092
1919
1880
1879
1911
1774
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
16
4
8
8
27
25
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
1.3
S
8
3
SE
10
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1243
1256
915
763
634
655
655
662
527
1300
1502
1477
213
1774
1941
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
131
197
155
72
161
149
72
161
161
161
188
188
88
161
161
88
88
88
196
196
88
88
88
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
5
5
5
7
5
8
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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