Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 99 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 49 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 86 | 80 | 161 | 77 | 113 | 118 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:41AM1.61m | 6:54PM1.54m | 7:50AM1.46m | 8:12PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.39m | 10:28PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.67m | 1:19AM0.64m | 2:04PM0.84m | 2:49AM0.77m | 4:22PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 280 | 220 | 181 | 120 | 115 | 112 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 161 | 77 | 37 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 67 | 64 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 14 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 50 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 204 | 210 | 306 | 405 | 428 | 389 | 327 | 479 | 423 | 4 | 36 | 57 | 43 | 37 | 61 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 22 | 113 | 118 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 675 | 363 | 244 | 325 | 395 | 731 | 501 | 399 | 209 | 209 | 12 | 1 | 320 | 163 | 164 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 164 | 276 | 257 | 395 |
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