Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
824
1174
1382
1159
1159
1151
1104
990
827
716
589
576
522
459
412
488
477
358
358
309
270
266
393
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.41m
7:02PM1.40m
7:28AM1.25m
7:47PM1.22m
12:04PM1.17m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.70m
12:49PM0.79m
1:22AM0.86m
1:24PM0.97m
3:13AM1.00m
6:40PM1.03m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:50
 mm
7
6
3
4
8
7
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
10
13
16
15
14
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
22
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