Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, gales from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
1.4
E
7
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
SE
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
1.6
ESE
10
2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
160
127
125
119
94
150
99
103
106
106
174
180
237
211
146
140
87
119
41
73
83
454
700
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
W
0
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
45
NE
60
NE
60
NE
55
NE
50
NE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:13AM2.02m
4:29PM2.13m
4:41AM2.00m
4:56PM2.09m
5:08AM1.93m
5:23PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.09m
10:38PM0.14m
10:45AM0.13m
11:06PM0.19m
11:12AM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
23
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
22
20
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
19
18
16
15
16
14
12
13
14
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