Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
2
3
4
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
14
0.9
SSW
16
2
S
6
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
178
269
636
1065
655
440
340
314
228
160
151
149
67
67
206
400
274
854
Wind (km/h)
20
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
55
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:04PM1.40m
8:28AM1.22m
9:28PM1.25m
12:11PM1.16m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.89m
2:31PM0.94m
5:06AM0.97m
6:20PM1.00m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
23
26
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
15
16
20
24
12
11
13
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