Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 298 | 164 | 537 | 300 | 147 | 302 | 697 | 640 | 563 | 392 | 971 | 929 | 878 | 723 | 670 | 409 | 333 | 264 | 182 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.71m | 1:48AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.77m | 2:36PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.43m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 386 | 298 | 164 | 212 | 55 | 147 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 96 | 971 | 929 | 878 | 723 | 670 | 409 | 333 | 264 | 182 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 16 | 14 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 537 | 300 | 64 | 302 | 697 | 640 | 563 | 392 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 90 | 136 | 296 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 855 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 164 | 44 | 9 | 44 | 1220 | 899 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 676 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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