Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
3
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)15141414145778899131314171716161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167163160213213113349422470659791720315012751111192316571506128511061078743602508
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
ENE
15
ENE
20
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
8:21PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
1:50PM
0.72
2:46AM
0.86
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset--5:30-------5:29-------5:28-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----11---122111111------
Temp. °C252525242321211918181819191817171818191919191818
Feels °C (?)222227252215151211121215141413141617191818181716
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