Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is

22.4° C

Cave Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19								Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	387	387	643	820	636	861	816	878	948	1039	1177	1100	1118	1010	899	761	683	672	614	546	542	486	478	369
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	E	E	ENE	N	NW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	E	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:48AM1.71m				7:14PM1.78m				7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m
Low Tide	00:48AM0.41m				12:56PM0.37m				1:26AM0.52m				1:31PM0.50m					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	18	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	19	20	20	20	18
Feels °C	17	16	16	20	19	20	20	18	17	13	15	18	18	19	18	17	16	17	15	17	17	17	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11
kJ	387	387	643	820	636	861	816	878	948	1039	1177	1100	1118	1010	899	761	683	672	614	546	542	486	478	369
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 14	S 11	E 10	SE 14	E 10	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSW 10	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	E 9	ENE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	ENE 5
kJ	118	384	248	92	264	71	184	143	102	74	48	47	30	29	44	52	25	16	49	15	17	91	89	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	S 11	E 10	S 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 9	S 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	SSW 16
kJ	178	90	90	38	94	86	71	71	69	48	49	31	17	16	28	25	27	15	15	14	57	15	15	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 9	SSW 4	SSW 10	—	—	—	NE 6	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	34	75	—	—	—	5	1	1	5	4	8	10	22	74
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	9	9	38	9	7	7	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	12	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Yzerfontein West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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