Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (01 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
5
6
4
4
7
6
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
10
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
E
8
2
SSW
8
3
S
9
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.5
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
62
38
45
33
201
177
176
86
460
1372
3628
3382
1444
1439
5208
5547
1838
1155
815
1821
2490
2726
2571
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
W
20
SW
10
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM1.78m
4:58AM1.75m
5:23PM1.80m
5:29AM1.73m
5:56PM1.80m
6:02AM1.69m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.34m
10:56PM0.44m
11:08AM0.33m
11:29PM0.44m
11:39AM0.34m
00:03AM0.46m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
23
20
19
18
18
18
22
21
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
19
21
23
18
18
17
18
15
21
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
15
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
0.5
S
11
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.4
S
8
0.6
E
8
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.3
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
12
1.7
S
11
2.3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
187
62
232
269
265
201
177
157
86
223
50
1940
1626
1444
1439
1697
2053
1838
1155
646
1821
2490
2726
2571
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
5
0.7
E
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
1.5
SSE
14
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
62
5
38
33
33
73
119
176
27
66
29
35
25
30
31
87
83
80
79
815
210
103
101
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
NE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
17
45
30
122
86
69
45
215
16
9
6
16
2
2
72
78
103
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
2
SSW
8
3
S
9
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
273
197
385
2
12
11
4
62
460
1372
3628
3382
5208
5547
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
6
4
4
7
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
423
7
9
9
8
0
9
9
363
387
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
6
6
7
9
9
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
3
6
6
7
9
9
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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