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Caves Beach surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s Update imminent
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 23.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.5 °C max: 24.4 °C min: 20.5 °C)
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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 23.1°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 22.5 °C max: 24.4 °C min: 20.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Caves Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Caves Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
1.7
SSE
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.1
SE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)121212111011111167716777778778888888877788888899999999101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)139101998996585858717297124192208247328475399355392743822725744661644694604598589286286287546493456414432455408641416425382390349356363363363326332339339346346290290240235
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
1.17
5:31PM
1.02
5:09AM
1.18
6:05PM
1.11
5:51AM
1.20
6:35PM
1.19
6:29AM
1.21
7:03PM
1.28
7:04AM
1.22
7:32PM
1.35
7:40AM
1.22
8:02PM
1.41
8:16AM
1.20
8:34PM
1.45
8:54AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.33
10:55PM
0.54
11:40AM
0.31
11:45PM
0.49
12:11PM
0.29
12:27AM
0.43
12:40PM
0.27
1:05AM
0.37
1:08PM
0.26
1:42AM
0.32
1:38PM
0.26
2:19AM
0.28
2:08PM
0.27
2:59AM
0.26
2:40PM
0.30
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22---
Sunset---5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19
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Rain (mm)
---421-------11245334443541--11231-------------------2222233
Temp. °C171821182019181615171819181817171818192019191920191920202020202020212121212120202021222120191817172023222019181817171717
Feels °C (?)171820181917161413151516141514141515151514151516151515161617171817171718181818191919191818171617171922191816151614141415

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