Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
22.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.6
E
8
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
40
49
40
36
26
26
32
104
168
268
456
413
419
376
288
277
174
167
116
113
115
115
77
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:11AM1.53m
1:46PM1.43m
1:59AM1.59m
2:31PM1.52m
2:40AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.73m
7:38AM0.64m
7:44PM0.68m
8:22AM0.56m
8:29PM0.61m
8:59AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
21
24
23
22
20
20
19
20
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
21
20
17
16
19
19
21
20
18
16
15
15
17
20
19
18
18
18
16
17
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
39
40
19
28
23
15
26
26
26
33
90
82
68
57
57
288
277
174
273
208
172
143
136
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
61
30
28
27
27
26
18
9
104
168
268
456
413
419
376
8
167
116
113
115
115
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
25
18
18
18
19
4
32
17
14
14
2
8
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2.2
NE
7
Energy kJ
4
11
49
40
36
25
15
22
42
63
177
141
108
108
108
91
257
349
493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
12
0
0
0
1
164
7
212
7
11
0
0
0
7
325
325
68
0
0
0
0
7
7
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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