Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1473 | 1523 | 2057 | 1329 | 1160 | 957 | 783 | 637 | 449 | 372 | 309 | 271 | 262 | 211 | 198 | 198 | 160 | 157 | 475 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.44m | 9:12AM1.29m | 10:28PM1.30m | 12:19PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.82m | 3:39PM0.92m | 5:32AM0.86m | 6:39PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 50 | 1524 | 1329 | 1160 | 957 | 783 | 637 | 449 | 372 | 309 | 249 | 262 | 211 | 198 | 198 | 160 | 157 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 48 | 45 | 71 | 48 | 184 | 148 | 249 | 271 | 158 | 129 | 93 | 146 | 143 | 138 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 80 | 112 | 109 | 104 | 144 | 70 | 65 | 157 | 151 | 149 | 93 | 69 | 45 | 475 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1473 | 1523 | 2057 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 789 | 789 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 789 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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