Caves Point surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
22.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Caves Point today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Point at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (16 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)97881111101013121212121211111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3862241571303894343333272064304163393272642509015214911211079787552
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.97
6:41AM
1.31
6:54PM
0.95
7:20AM
1.36
7:41PM
0.94
7:57AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.38
1:15PM
0.44
12:28AM
0.38
2:01PM
0.38
1:07AM
0.38
2:43PM
0.32
Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----5:37-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:58-------7:59-------7:59
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181919192019191919192020202018171718242626
Feels °C (?)171615151717161816171818181918171716161718232423
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