Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

Cave Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.5
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
1.6
S
6
2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
111
87
92
154
85
82
78
73
63
43
104
89
163
349
806
1081
1259
1082
1191
1088
921
948
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
30
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49AM1.33m
00:34AM1.45m
1:29PM1.48m
1:51AM1.59m
2:27PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.80m
6:06PM0.81m
7:07AM0.68m
7:39PM0.67m
8:10AM0.50m
8:36PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
4
8
6
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
23
25
23
22
21
19
18
18
20
20
20
18
17
16
14
14
17
15
17
15
14
Feels °C
16
16
20
21
20
19
18
18
16
17
20
17
16
10
10
8
7
7
9
7
8
8
8
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