Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
2
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
2.2
E
9
0.3
SSW
12
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
231
83
81
40
36
113
848
28
627
619
632
646
669
627
653
586
598
520
458
386
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
55
NE
55
NE
50
NE
50
NE
30
NNE
5
N
15
SW
20
S
25
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SE
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:23PM2.00m
5:34AM1.83m
5:48PM1.88m
5:58AM1.71m
6:12PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.20m
11:32PM0.29m
11:37AM0.32m
11:58PM0.41m
12:00PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
5
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
21
23
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
23
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
17
22
20
21
18
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
15
14
13
14
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