Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 154 | 124 | 122 | 100 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.69m | 8:00AM1.51m | 8:41PM1.62m | 8:59AM1.43m | 9:47PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.47m | 2:03AM0.62m | 2:11PM0.54m | 3:00AM0.68m | 3:12PM0.63m | 4:16AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 154 | 124 | 44 | 80 | 85 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 108 | 88 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 31 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 48 | 24 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | S 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 32 | 122 | 100 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 38 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 13 | 43 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 87 | — | 66 | 135 | 196 | 233 | 219 | 226 | 153 | 79 | 131 | 163 | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 22 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 13 | 57 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 162 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 117 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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