Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
22.3° C
0.5° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.8
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
117
127
341
754
722
608
600
802
1565
2016
2175
1881
1617
1383
1172
1001
875
736
702
704
772
861
835
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM1.38m
11:11PM1.53m
11:57AM1.41m
00:35AM1.58m
1:19PM1.52m
1:44AM1.67m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.72m
4:34PM0.69m
5:45AM0.69m
6:07PM0.68m
7:05AM0.60m
7:27PM0.59m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
19
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
19
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
18
17
18
19
19
18
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