Cave Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Cave Rock WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
22.3°C
0.4° 

Cave Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cave Rock surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 13 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, SSW swell with 428 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cave Rock this week:

The surf forecast for Cave Rock over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Cave Rock in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 8th Oct)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 9th Oct)5ft (1.5m) 9s
Most Powerful11PM (Tue 13th Oct)6ft (1.8m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cave Rock over the next 16 days.


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