Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.9° 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
3
5
4
4
9
8
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
E
8
1.5
SSW
7
2.3
S
8
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
1.9
S
12
2.3
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
120
124
126
62
38
295
337
122
119
176
104
228
720
2329
3136
1494
1643
5880
5376
3493
946
1919
2722
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
10
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
20
SE
30
S
20
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
4:26AM1.75m
4:51PM1.78m
4:58AM1.75m
5:23PM1.80m
5:29AM1.73m
5:56PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.34m
10:56PM0.44m
11:08AM0.33m
11:29PM0.44m
11:39AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
23
23
21
20
19
18
18
22
23
21
19
18
17
15
16
18
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
18
19
21
21
19
18
18
16
21
20
15
15
15
14
12
13
15
15
18
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1
S
8
0.7
SSW
12
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
2.3
S
13
3
S
13
Energy kJ
245
120
124
126
62
38
295
337
272
238
218
104
111
142
1243
1625
1494
1643
2059
1992
1292
946
1919
2722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
5
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
134
93
91
69
5
17
31
30
73
119
176
25
86
50
35
36
30
31
33
83
80
159
101
103
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
NE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
13
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
89
62
62
26
21
45
30
122
86
69
39
215
39
29
16
10
10
32
2
2
80
112
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
4
1.5
SSW
7
2.3
S
8
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
29
196
170
187
191
254
467
3
1
228
720
2329
3136
5880
5376
3493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
5
4
4
9
8
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
11
0
11
7
276
89
0
8
8
0
8
0
1269
363
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
7
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
5
7
8
9
9
9
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
7
8
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
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