Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 173 | 121 | 115 | 94 | 50 | 38 | 85 | 122 | 141 | 651 | 247 | 239 | 192 | 207 | 266 | 529 | 650 | 539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:11PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.92m | 3:38PM2.11m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.23m | 9:26AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.15m | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 181 | 173 | 121 | 181 | 128 | 102 | 66 | 45 | 122 | 149 | 237 | 186 | 125 | 91 | 63 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 17 | 29 | 115 | 94 | 50 | 17 | 85 | 53 | 141 | 651 | 247 | 239 | 192 | 207 | 3 | 62 | 36 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 118 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | — | NE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 75 | 117 | 171 | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | 50 | 393 | 394 | — | 217 | 4 | 28 | 266 | 529 | 650 | 539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 162 | 855 | 731 | 731 | 423 |
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