Surf Forecast Surf Report

Caves Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 02 May 2025 AEST
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Caves Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Caves Point sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caves Point today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Point at 12PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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

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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SE
1.9
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)912111111111111111110101010109999888888767777778866777777688910101099911111010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)101299513401256146612561322105397288473562650949939933228725219715614912911411250555991828956424233232323264232323221214768101148151183171168168149323311300323329323
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
E
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.98
11:57PM
1.44
1:08PM
0.93
12:59AM
1.35
2:27PM
0.94
2:07AM
1.28
3:42PM
1.00
3:18AM
1.23
4:38PM
1.08
4:21AM
1.20
5:22PM
1.17
5:15AM
1.18
6:00PM
1.26
6:00AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
0.23
5:24PM
0.48
7:06AM
0.27
6:28PM
0.54
8:11AM
0.31
7:42PM
0.58
9:12AM
0.33
9:00PM
0.58
10:06AM
0.33
10:12PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.33
11:12PM
0.50
11:29AM
0.33
12:03AM
0.44
12:02PM
0.32
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset---5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07
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Rain (mm)
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