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Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
25.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)11111010101010141313131312121313131212121212136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281233173128168204200195331321335335221305263268268235339228184196209203
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.90
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
5:19AM
1.99
5:25PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
11:35PM
0.22
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15
Sunset--7:00-------6:59-------6:59-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------12----------
Temp. °C202223232221212223242423212121222223232322202021
Feels °C (?)202323222221202120212221191920222121202018171921
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