Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 130 | 101 | 103 | 142 | 188 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 610 | 589 | 463 | 427 | 304 | 901 | 1201 | 1781 | 2703 | 2831 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.50m | 2:28AM1.55m | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM0.69m | 8:37AM0.55m | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 169 | 130 | 101 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 337 | 312 | 300 | 610 | 589 | 463 | 427 | 304 | 901 | 1201 | 1781 | 2703 | 2831 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 17 | S 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 45 | 3 | 7 | 142 | 188 | 50 | 2 | 158 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 173 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 45 | 99 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 11 | 16 | — | — | — | 84 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 228 | 276 | 164 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 91 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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