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Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.9° 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 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | |
178 | 175 | 132 | 171 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 112 | 110 | 141 | 136 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 144 | 73 | 72 | 142 | 97 | 86 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:34AM1.50m | 8:24PM1.52m | 8:50AM1.38m | 9:47PM1.47m | 10:23AM1.34m | 11:11PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.61m | 2:45AM0.75m | 3:08PM0.71m | 4:18AM0.78m | 4:35PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 113 | 118 | 117 | 94 | 97 | 79 | 100 | 105 | 82 | 63 | 112 | 110 | 141 | 136 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 144 | 69 | 68 | 142 | 97 | 86 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 178 | 175 | 132 | 171 | 125 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 56 | 24 | 15 | 94 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 46 | 68 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 4 | SW 14 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 51 | 103 | 98 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 51 | 25 | 36 | 60 | 26 | 54 | 60 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 122 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | — | 62 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 57 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 257 | 129 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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