Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
3
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
14
1
S
16
2.4
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
655
440
411
316
225
160
151
149
67
67
268
490
418
1089
1727
1432
983
680
601
469
365
363
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
55
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:28AM1.22m
9:28PM1.25m
12:11PM1.16m
00:48AM1.27m
1:47PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.89m
2:31PM0.94m
5:06AM0.97m
6:20PM1.00m
7:26AM0.86m
7:49PM0.85m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
23
26
21
19
19
18
18
18
20
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
19
19
19
17
16
16
20
24
12
10
11
10
11
11
14
15
16
18
16
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