Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
65
155
323
314
210
273
267
212
207
207
207
211
225
220
244
239
235
235
101
76
106
94
143
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
SE
20
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:45AM1.97m
5:04PM2.09m
5:13AM1.95m
5:32PM2.04m
5:42AM1.88m
6:03PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.12m
11:13PM0.20m
11:19AM0.15m
11:42PM0.26m
11:48AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
14
14
15
17
16
17
18
19
20
19
20
20
18
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
20
22
22
23
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