Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 9AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.4
S
16
1.4
NE
5
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.6
S
13
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.6
S
12
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
76
102
210
200
195
125
117
105
97
138
133
119
99
97
95
76
177
228
273
243
232
170
157
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NW
15
W
15
W
10
N
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM1.53m
2:18PM1.72m
2:28AM1.68m
2:44PM1.88m
2:55AM1.81m
3:11PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.55m
8:29PM0.50m
8:31AM0.40m
8:55PM0.35m
8:58AM0.26m
9:21PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
3
Temp °C
19
18
19
22
23
24
24
25
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
17
16
18
21
22
25
23
24
23
23
21
21
21
23
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
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