Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 715 | 739 | 669 | 627 | 653 | 666 | 598 | 609 | 524 | 452 | 394 | 339 | 451 | 333 | 419 | 492 | 492 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.88m | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | 6:23AM1.56m | 6:36PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:22AM0.55m | 12:24PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | E 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 685 | 715 | 739 | 669 | 627 | 653 | 666 | 598 | 609 | 524 | 452 | 394 | 333 | 257 | 333 | 379 | 456 | 492 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 333 | 99 | 19 | 492 | 156 | 432 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 4 | SW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | 117 | — | 25 | 25 | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 170 | 402 | 333 | 388 | 339 | 451 | 155 | 419 | — | 334 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 731 | 164 | 887 | 887 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 164 | 162 | 162 | 219 |
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