Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
22.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.5
SSW
16
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
174
167
116
113
113
115
110
67
65
56
34
142
181
177
142
153
349
470
413
517
189
138
152
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
NNE
15
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
2:31PM1.52m
2:40AM1.65m
3:09PM1.60m
3:17AM1.70m
3:45PM1.68m
3:52AM1.73m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.61m
8:59AM0.49m
9:10PM0.55m
9:34AM0.42m
9:47PM0.50m
10:06AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
22
20
19
18
18
23
24
23
23
21
20
19
19
23
22
21
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
20
17
17
16
15
14
21
20
20
20
18
17
16
16
20
17
16
14
13
12
13
15
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.2
S
7
1
S
7
Energy kJ
277
174
327
237
181
172
147
125
117
94
94
115
142
181
177
142
96
79
64
66
282
189
138
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
Energy kJ
167
116
113
113
115
110
67
65
56
34
34
17
63
119
153
144
135
86
60
97
126
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
19
0.5
E
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
11
11
9
9
37
7
9
30
34
76
118
105
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.3
NE
7
0.9
S
4
1.5
S
5
2
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
Energy kJ
220
325
606
550
23
126
349
470
413
517
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
209
68
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
1
1
0
0
9
163
251
387
276
9
9
8
8
18
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
5
9
7
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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