Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 234 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 170 | 321 | 347 | 387 | 387 | 693 | 807 | 503 | 787 | 734 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.82m | 6:38PM1.88m | 6:48AM1.71m | 7:14PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | 00:48AM0.41m | 12:56PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 234 | 194 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 321 | 347 | 387 | 387 | 693 | 807 | 503 | 787 | 734 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | S 11 | E 10 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 21 | 165 | 179 | 158 | 110 | 68 | 170 | 121 | 121 | 118 | 312 | 205 | 92 | 313 | 151 | 184 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 39 | — | 21 | 40 | 69 | 138 | 56 | 88 | 41 | 178 | 90 | 90 | 38 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 164 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
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