Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 141 | 103 | 71 | 65 | 244 | 329 | 428 | 248 | 273 | 267 | 212 | 207 | 203 | 207 | 211 | 262 | 307 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.08m | 4:45AM1.97m | 5:04PM2.09m | 5:13AM1.95m | 5:32PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.12m | 11:13PM0.20m | 11:19AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 141 | 987 | 767 | 559 | 397 | 352 | 322 | 335 | 154 | 267 | 212 | 207 | 203 | 207 | 211 | 262 | 307 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 103 | 71 | 65 | 41 | 42 | 18 | 23 | 273 | 97 | 66 | 25 | 47 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SE 15 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | — | — | 17 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1014 | 1254 | 1718 | — | 57 | 244 | 329 | 428 | 248 | — | 132 | 30 | 102 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 310 | 100 | 28 | 163 | 219 | 320 | 395 | 395 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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