Cave Rock Surf Break

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
22.2° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 2AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
418
360
303
229
220
180
154
124
122
100
80
61
61
61
61
47
47
45
31
31
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:07PM1.74m
7:14AM1.58m
7:49PM1.69m
8:00AM1.51m
8:41PM1.62m
8:59AM1.43m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.55m
1:24PM0.47m
2:03AM0.62m
2:11PM0.54m
3:00AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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—
—
—
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—
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6:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
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6:50
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—
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5:07
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—
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5:08
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5:08
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5:09
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
21
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
22
22
Feels °C
18
18
16
14
13
12
15
15
17
20
18
15
14
13
16
17
19
21
18
16
17
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
524
418
360
303
229
220
180
154
124
58
93
85
73
75
62
61
75
88
128
108
73
50
35
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
37
40
12
16
26
22
31
20
32
122
100
80
61
61
61
18
47
47
45
31
31
31
31
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.2
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
30
29
39
39
39
38
36
6
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
1
17
17
21
21
16
16
17
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
1.1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
—
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
—
—
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
5
46
66
67
86
87
32
77
164
196
233
219
181
149
77
163
220
—
1
1
—
—
39
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
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1
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1
1
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Distance (km)
7
11
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
18
7
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