Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 495 | 487 | 528 | 472 | 495 | 434 | 424 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 232 | 229 | 132 | 149 | 75 | 140 | 132 | 45 | 40 | 89 | 60 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:42PM1.33m | 1:52AM1.47m | 2:30PM1.47m | 2:37AM1.57m | 3:06PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26AM0.78m | 7:39PM0.81m | 8:16AM0.66m | 8:30PM0.69m | 8:53AM0.54m | 9:09PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 484 | 495 | 487 | 528 | 472 | 495 | 434 | 424 | 395 | 345 | 300 | 211 | 159 | 132 | 93 | 70 | 80 | 99 | 105 | 82 | 64 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 259 | 231 | 123 | 172 | 174 | 125 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 143 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 123 | 85 | 74 | 46 | 132 | 24 | 40 | 63 | 60 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 36 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 149 | 75 | 140 | 25 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 64 | 216 | 217 | 220 | 183 | — | 89 | 38 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 320 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 692 | 687 | 414 | 209 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 91 | 164 | 44 |
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