
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (02 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 176 | 299 | 624 | 1717 | 3989 | 3675 | 1519 | 1643 | 1834 | 2211 | 2116 | 1793 | 1665 | 2653 | 3186 | 2853 | 2415 | 1759 | 1450 | 1310 | 1160 | 1041 | 900 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58AM1.75m | 5:23PM1.80m | 5:29AM1.73m | 5:56PM1.80m | 6:02AM1.69m | 6:30PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.33m | 11:29PM0.44m | 11:39AM0.34m | 00:03AM0.46m | 12:11PM0.36m | 00:39AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSW 14 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
177 | 153 | 58 | 213 | 68 | 2276 | 1685 | 1519 | 1643 | 1834 | 2211 | 2116 | 1793 | 1665 | 2653 | 3186 | 2853 | 2415 | 1759 | 1450 | 1310 | 1160 | 1041 | 900 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
119 | 176 | 68 | 49 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 114 | 444 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 93 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 18 |
86 | 69 | 37 | 26 | — | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 8 | — | 114 | 108 | 69 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | 299 | 624 | 1717 | 3989 | 3675 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 363 | 675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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