Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
25.1° 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: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)610111110121251111101310469910121216151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1304794323722622281448041231017101783298417455830625947179355163
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
5
E
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
N
20
N
10
NW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
2.05
4:38AM
2.10
4:56PM
2.00
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.12
10:49AM
0.15
11:03PM
0.20
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset5:34-------5:32-------5:30-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------111---
Temp. °C232322222222242728272827262526252322212019192425
Feels °C (?)202222212120212325262727232222202021212220192222
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