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Cave Rock Surf Photo: '6 foot days' by Darren Simes

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is

23.4° C

1.1°C warmer than 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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	E	SSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	SSW	E
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSW
	8 s	cross- on	12 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSW
	8 s	cross- on	12 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SW		S	E
	9 s	cross		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 July at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WSW		S	E
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	E
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	E
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W		S	E
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E		SSE	E
	11 s	glass		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ENE		SSE	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE		SSE	E
	10 s	cross		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		SSE	E
	10 s	glass		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 July at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	E
	10 s	off		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	E
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE	E
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE		SSE	E
	10 s	glass		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 July at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Cave Rock around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 25 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.4 ft). Range 2.11m (6.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Cave Rock Surf Photo: '6 foot days' by Darren Simes

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User: Darren Simes (4 photos)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:35 am 16 Jul 2018