
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 321 | 915 | 877 | 785 | 1004 | 888 | 840 | 638 | 574 | 587 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.60m | 3:13AM1.67m | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.58m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
68 | 47 | 30 | 22 | 75 | 174 | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 49 | 67 | 737 | 642 | 626 | 638 | 574 | 587 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
63 | 59 | 85 | 76 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 128 | 126 | 64 | 88 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 117 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
25 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 126 | 121 | 118 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 24 | 39 | 54 | 59 | 68 | 145 | 321 | 915 | 877 | 785 | 1004 | 888 | 840 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 899 | 164 | 266 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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