Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
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 24°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 76 | 220 | 210 | 200 | 195 | 125 | 117 | 100 | 97 | 240 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.53m | 2:18PM1.72m | 2:28AM1.68m | 2:44PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04PM0.67m | 8:04AM0.55m | 8:29PM0.50m | 8:31AM0.40m | 8:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 115 | 119 | 94 | 96 | 76 | 220 | 48 | 34 | 195 | 104 | 117 | 100 | 96 | 240 | 133 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 60 | 62 | 163 | 118 | 40 | 125 | 80 | 57 | 84 | 64 | 66 | 49 | 21 | 48 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 75 | 112 | 7 | 55 | 85 | 40 | 117 | 100 | 97 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 48 | 55 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 57 | 98 | 210 | 200 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 31 | 62 | 53 | 39 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 164 | 228 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
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