Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 09 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
25.6° 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 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
NE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313131313121212121261111116666661615156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)521506411404319239187184139134948861594710812210875928177112107
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
1.42
7:25PM
1.34
7:47AM
1.26
9:44PM
1.24
11:20AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45AM
0.77
1:08PM
0.82
1:36AM
0.93
2:26PM
0.95
4:57AM
1.01
5:46PM
0.93
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020202324242323222222242524242323222325252524
Feels °C (?)202020202223232424232423232424252424232324242524
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