Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
23.3° C

1.0°C warmer than 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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 11PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (23 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s

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 Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
E
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
177
184
169
149
92
48
113
124
64
62
47
40
40
40
55
40
41
133
100
61
57
25
39
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:04PM1.47m
11:42AM1.32m
00:13AM1.48m
12:51PM1.36m
1:11AM1.53m
1:46PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.75m
5:38AM0.76m
5:44PM0.76m
6:45AM0.71m
6:50PM0.73m
7:38AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
20
18
16
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
S
5
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
48
48
47
47
44
45
47
36
37
38
45
25
19
40
40
8
39
27
83
78
66
57
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
245
177
184
169
149
92
48
73
47
47
39
39
40
19
13
18
40
17
12
18
18
19
18
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
11
7
7
3
3
3
20
2
2
3
19
20
28
23
20
20
4
2
18
14
21
7
4
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.9
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.7
E
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
88
2
35
113
124
64
62
47
55
14
41
133
100
61
55
25
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
7
0
0
0
0
9
164
164
164
10
8
0
0
0
7
7
7
12
0
0
0
0
164
212
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
5
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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