Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 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
25.7° 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 11PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
2
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)777713121111991010667688776161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)188158136119165195173161120120104969410088318670551324220153193231284
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13PM
2.05
5:32AM
2.08
5:46PM
1.95
6:05AM
1.94
6:20PM
1.80
6:41AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.14
11:41AM
0.24
11:53PM
0.27
12:15PM
0.38
12:28AM
0.44
12:53PM
0.56
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----------------22211--
Temp. °C232322222122242525242423232426252424232322232324
Feels °C (?)232423232324242526282826262223202022212222242526
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