Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 175 | 141 | 133 | 118 | 168 | 215 | 206 | 213 | 207 | 261 | 141 | 582 | 581 | 743 | 825 | 791 | 665 | 547 | 277 | 222 | 228 | 247 | 462 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.91m | 5:02AM1.88m | 5:34PM1.89m | 5:47AM1.81m | 6:20PM1.84m | 6:32AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.21m | 11:42PM0.36m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:30AM0.43m | 12:45PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 218 | 175 | 141 | 133 | 109 | 76 | 215 | 206 | 213 | 207 | 261 | 141 | 582 | 581 | 743 | 825 | 791 | 665 | 547 | 277 | 222 | 228 | 165 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 75 | 118 | 168 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 179 | 129 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 6 | E 9 | S 7 | SE 10 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 129 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | — | 25 | 23 | 23 | 12 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 43 | 106 | 247 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 276 | 228 |
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