
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
145 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 43 | 39 | 104 | 89 | 78 | 123 | 369 | 1541 | 1633 | 1495 | 1455 | 1256 | 1101 | 1055 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.45m | 1:29PM1.48m | 1:51AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.81m | 7:07AM0.68m | 7:39PM0.67m | 8:10AM0.50m | 8:36PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 |
69 | 49 | 258 | 181 | 125 | 97 | 177 | 147 | 120 | 115 | 86 | 60 | 60 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 776 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 15 | NE 7 | E 10 |
93 | 85 | 82 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 7 | 104 | 89 | 78 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 4 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
24 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 73 | 9 | 39 | 90 | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
145 | 248 | 440 | 1 | 4 | 15 | — | 10 | 15 | 63 | 123 | 369 | 1541 | 1633 | 1495 | 1455 | 1256 | 1101 | 1055 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 100 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 162 | 675 | 163 | 219 | 44 | 855 | 675 | 423 | 553 | 395 | 228 | 228 | 44 |
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