Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
1.2
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
73
63
119
104
89
78
89
166
980
1782
1527
1509
1520
1347
1097
1033
844
703
599
489
432
473
479
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:34AM1.45m
1:29PM1.48m
1:51AM1.59m
2:27PM1.68m
2:43AM1.75m
3:12PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.68m
7:39PM0.67m
8:10AM0.50m
8:36PM0.50m
8:56AM0.33m
9:21PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
18
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
17
20
17
17
16
14
11
2
5
7
6
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
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