Weather Forecast
15.90°C
Current Temperature
0.00km/h
Wind speed
20.94°C
Water Temperature
0.35m
Swell
0.62m
Tide
8/11
UV
Caves Beach (NSW 255) derives its name from sea caves in the headland at the southern end of the beach. The beach runs for just 300 m south from the sandy foreland to the southern cave-rocks. The Swansea-Caves SLSC, (founded in 1929), a park and car park are located at the southern end (Fig. 4.149). A road runs the length of the beach with additional parking along much of the beach. Though Caves faces the southeast it is afforded a moderate degree of wave protection by reefs in the centre and north and Spoon Rocks to the southeast. As a result waves average 1 m and maintain a single attached bar. However during high waves a strong rip forms against the southern rocks and one to two up the beach.
Beach Length: 0.3km
General Hazard Rating:
5/10
Patrols
Sun
19 Oct
19 Oct
Mon
13 Oct
13 Oct
Tue
14 Oct
14 Oct
Wed
15 Oct
15 Oct
Thu
16 Oct
16 Oct
Fri
17 Oct
17 Oct
Sat
18 Oct
18 Oct
Caves Beach SLSC
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10:00 -17:00
10:00 -17:00
Lake Macquarie City Council Lifeguard Service
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
09:00 -17:00
Information
Formal parking area
Formal parking area
Mobile Phone Coverage
Power supply
Artificial shade
Bike path
Natural shade
Lookout
Cafe
Shelters
Picnic
BBQ
Park
Kiosk
Showers
Change Rooms
Toilets Block M/F
Bus
Regulations
Camping Prohibited
Bicycles Allowed
No Naked Flames
No Model Planes
No Littering
No Vehicles
No Alcohol
No Cats or Dogs
No Dogs Allowed
No Firearms
No Glass
Hazards
High surf
Heavy shorebreak
Gutters
Littoral currents
Fixed rips
Travelling rips
High Tide Range
Shallow Water
Shallow Sandbars
Winds
Accessible Rock Platforms
Long beach
Outfall
Rocks
Slippery rocks
Slippery surface
Weather
SLSA provides this information as a guide only. Surf conditions are variable and therefore this information should not be relied upon as a substitute for observation of local conditions and an understanding of your abilities in the surf. SLSA reminds you to always swim between the red and yellow flags and never swim at unpatrolled beaches. SLSA takes all care and responsibility for any translation but it cannot guarantee that all translations will be accurate.
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