
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 61 | 194 | 212 | 217 | 22 | 21 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 99 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 164 | 198 | 199 | 190 | 237 | 211 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.98m | 4:00PM2.12m | 4:13AM2.02m | 4:29PM2.13m | 4:41AM2.00m | 4:56PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.11m | 10:10PM0.14m | 10:17AM0.09m | 10:38PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 |
264 | 227 | 194 | 212 | 217 | 173 | 169 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 119 | 99 | 131 | 125 | 135 | 164 | 198 | 199 | 190 | 134 | 166 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
33 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 94 | 96 | 112 | 96 | 85 | 87 | 66 | 66 | 51 | 51 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — |
11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 38 | 173 | 180 | 237 | 211 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
24 | 49 | 54 | 49 | 33 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | 211 | 260 | — | 172 | 183 | 189 | 175 | 276 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 9 | 44 | 9 | 395 | 276 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 789 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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