Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)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 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
3
4
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
636
1065
655
440
340
314
225
157
151
149
67
67
206
839
340
1055
1707
1330
1924
1525
696
533
424
379
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
8:28AM1.22m
9:28PM1.25m
12:11PM1.16m
00:48AM1.27m
1:47PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.89m
2:31PM0.94m
5:06AM0.97m
6:20PM1.00m
7:26AM0.86m
7:49PM0.85m
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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>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
23
26
20
20
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
17
16
15
20
24
12
12
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
17
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