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Caves Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 2026 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
23.0° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (04 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
546
557
557
569
650
663
703
663
599
526
459
459
459
451
440
432
416
345
338
340
338
333
282
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:55AM1.02m
9:59PM1.43m
10:37AM0.96m
10:35PM1.38m
11:21AM0.92m
11:13PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.26m
3:26PM0.39m
4:49AM0.28m
4:00PM0.45m
5:32AM0.31m
4:37PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:30
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—
—
—
5:10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:08
—
—
—
5:08
 mm
—
—
—
—
2
1
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
20
21
21
18
18
18
18
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
16
19
21
21
17
17
18
17
15
15
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
557
546
557
557
569
650
663
703
663
599
526
459
459
459
451
440
432
416
345
338
340
338
333
282
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
9
5
60
57
20
62
68
58
39
25
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
18
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
S
17
—
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
—
—
—
5
5
6
6
31
53
—
52
44
16
15
14
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
SSE
4
—
—
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
11
8
9
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
10
—
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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2
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2
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2
2
2
2
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Distance (km)
0
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0
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14
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0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
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3
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4
4
4
3
3
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3
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3
3
2
2
2
2
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(10 max)
4
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