Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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):

  • 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 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
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 Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
16
2.2
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
SSW
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
228
160
151
149
67
67
268
306
337
764
1314
1374
1917
637
492
621
298
186
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
50
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
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
9:28PM1.25m
12:11PM1.16m
00:48AM1.27m
1:47PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:31PM0.94m
5:06AM0.97m
6:20PM1.00m
7:26AM0.86m
7:49PM0.85m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
19
19
19
18
17
18
23
26
23
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
17
16
17
21
24
16
12
13
13
11
12
13
15
17
18
18
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