Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
22.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
NE
6
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
61
61
47
47
33
31
31
31
31
31
22
50
44
43
42
75
112
276
537
600
582
683
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:00AM1.51m
8:41PM1.62m
8:59AM1.43m
9:47PM1.55m
10:21AM1.38m
11:11PM1.53m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.62m
2:11PM0.54m
3:00AM0.68m
3:12PM0.63m
4:16AM0.72m
4:34PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
22
22
23
21
19
18
18
18
21
21
21
21
20
18
17
17
20
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
17
17
20
21
16
16
17
17
19
18
19
20
16
15
15
14
17
16
19
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
88
79
81
61
75
73
88
73
50
35
21
31
22
28
17
45
48
53
53
276
537
600
582
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
61
61
61
18
47
47
33
31
31
31
31
17
8
22
22
43
15
17
19
35
36
40
40
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
18
18
18
1
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
21
17
17
44
13
42
75
112
7
7
9
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
NE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
240
233
158
79
131
158
2
6
3
18
5
50
3
11
42
36
53
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
7
7
1
1
8
9
1
1
162
7
19
0
10
9
0
0
8
731
9
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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