Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 6PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 153 | 347 | 504 | 800 | 1487 | 1263 | 1202 | 1083 | 809 | 684 | 574 | 489 | 388 | 388 | 1009 | 683 | 777 | 790 | 858 | 1124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.73m | 3:44AM1.75m | 4:07PM1.83m | 4:14AM1.81m | 4:36PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:42PM0.47m | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:13PM0.39m | 10:23AM0.27m | 10:43PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 174 | 153 | 146 | 142 | 68 | 1070 | 969 | 907 | 873 | 809 | 684 | 574 | 489 | 388 | 388 | 471 | 61 | 167 | 61 | 154 | 873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 128 | 67 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 115 | 110 | 83 | 108 | 79 | 81 | 174 | 61 | 152 | 52 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 7 | 1 | 40 | — | 126 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 113 | 116 | 43 | 44 | 121 | 130 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 66 | 141 | 347 | 504 | 800 | 1487 | 1263 | 1202 | 1083 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 59 | 1009 | 683 | 777 | 790 | 858 | 1124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 899 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 129 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 320 | 320 | 395 | 209 | 38 |
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