Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 SAST
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Cave Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1314121212121211111199999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10121427980846547538511357354300225225270313313311318325364364356356356304
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
6:52AM
1.61
6:57PM
1.47
7:19AM
1.44
7:28PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.46
12:35PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.60
12:59PM
0.74
1:02AM
0.77
1:29PM
0.89
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---5:50-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C222120202223232221212021232323232222222224242323
Feels °C (?)212220202121222221222021222122222223232323222223
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