Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
1.5
S
5
2.2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
124
398
675
809
1569
1336
1436
1703
1664
1350
1524
1149
667
524
488
428
448
437
Wind (km/h)
30
S
40
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
60
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:51AM1.59m
2:27PM1.68m
2:43AM1.75m
3:12PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.67m
8:10AM0.50m
8:36PM0.50m
8:56AM0.33m
9:21PM0.35m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
9
8
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
16
16
14
16
15
15
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
13
10
8
6
6
8
6
7
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
11
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