Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 162 | 155 | 157 | 150 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 169 | 157 | 121 | 125 | 186 | 259 | 350 | 341 | 411 | 228 | 213 | 102 | 123 | 75 | 317 | 245 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:42AM1.88m | 6:03PM1.95m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:36PM1.81m | 6:50AM1.63m | 7:14PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:48AM0.23m | 00:13AM0.35m | 12:20PM0.36m | 00:47AM0.49m | 12:57PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 196 | 162 | 155 | 157 | 150 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 169 | 157 | 187 | 163 | 119 | 119 | 350 | 341 | 411 | 228 | 213 | 111 | 123 | 75 | 689 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 39 | 121 | 125 | 186 | 259 | 94 | 69 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 102 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 103 | 99 | 75 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 36 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 36 | 34 | — | — | — | 77 | 105 | — | 220 | 495 | 317 | 245 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 163 | 320 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 49 | 209 | 209 | 276 | 68 | 228 |
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