Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 249 | 1056 | 1579 | 2715 | 3443 | 3506 | 2352 | 1689 | 1383 | 929 | 796 | 683 | 581 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.67m | 2:57AM1.68m | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:25AM1.80m | 3:43PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.54m | 9:04AM0.41m | 9:24PM0.40m | 9:31AM0.28m | 9:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 300 | 640 | 589 | 463 | 341 | 167 | 1056 | 1579 | 2715 | 3443 | 3506 | 2352 | 1689 | 1383 | 929 | 796 | 683 | 581 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 158 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 219 | 284 | 281 | 199 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 249 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 25 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 78 | 82 | 106 | 283 | 525 | 720 | 606 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 164 | 164 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 687 | 692 | 848 | 687 | 675 |
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