Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 819 | 831 | 748 | 633 | 621 | 520 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 188 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:43PM1.98m | 4:55AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.89m | 6:01PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM0.26m | 11:06AM0.15m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:44AM0.18m | 00:10AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 759 | 819 | 831 | 748 | 633 | 621 | 520 | 443 | 386 | 379 | 327 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 190 | 188 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 90 | 68 | 32 | 15 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 92 | 106 | 93 | 54 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 38 | — | 20 | 40 | 69 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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