Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 218 | 121 | 115 | 94 | 50 | 56 | 84 | 122 | 118 | 253 | 243 | 243 | 195 | 487 | 232 | 553 | 608 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.81m | 3:11PM2.01m | 3:22AM1.92m | 3:38PM2.11m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.23m | 9:26AM0.16m | 9:48PM0.15m | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 177 | 225 | 269 | 243 | 181 | 218 | 121 | 153 | 128 | 111 | 84 | 68 | 53 | 273 | 296 | 191 | 151 | 114 | 65 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 115 | 94 | 35 | 56 | 58 | 122 | 104 | 253 | 243 | 243 | 195 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 15 | 84 | 12 | 118 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 4 | NE 8 | — | S 4 | S 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 57 | 8 | 48 | 80 | 123 | 171 | 287 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 598 | 13 | 392 | — | 1 | 487 | 232 | 553 | 608 | 481 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 731 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 9 | 320 | 120 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 222 | 855 | 848 | 731 | 9 |
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