Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
21.7° C

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (02 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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 Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
0
5
7
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
2.4
S
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
177
176
282
674
1542
3416
4298
1624
1764
1902
2190
1510
1066
2184
3021
3150
2726
2532
2078
1676
1381
1077
947
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
20
SW
5
S
45
S
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:58AM1.75m
5:23PM1.80m
5:29AM1.73m
5:56PM1.80m
6:02AM1.69m
6:30PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.33m
11:29PM0.44m
11:39AM0.34m
00:03AM0.46m
12:11PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
22
20
20
18
17
16
16
15
18
19
19
18
17
16
14
14
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
18
18
16
21
12
14
13
15
14
14
13
16
15
16
15
14
13
11
11
14
16
18
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
2.4
S
14
3
SSE
14
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
Energy kJ
201
177
153
84
49
51
1854
1950
1624
1764
1902
2190
1510
1066
2184
3021
3150
2726
2532
2078
1676
1381
1077
947
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
6
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.7
SSE
14
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
73
119
176
33
26
13
37
36
30
31
87
83
80
215
78
72
103
101
98
94
93
93
65
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.3
NE
7
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.1
SW
21
0.5
SW
11
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
122
86
69
35
50
9
4
6
16
2
79
105
100
100
18
59
15
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
1.8
SSW
7
2.4
S
8
3
S
9
4
SSW
10
4.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
10
6
282
674
1542
3416
4298
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
9
9
363
675
9
0
0
0
0
0
44
9
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
6
8
9
9
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
4
6
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
5
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