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Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 31 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
26.1° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (31 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
NE
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)131381212888888888886777151478
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101988783825757555557545744103103100661061271527139138164
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
20
SE
10
SE
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
0
S
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglassoffcross-
off		glassglassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
1.86
3:37AM
1.91
3:49PM
1.96
4:13AM
2.02
4:24PM
2.03
4:47AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:01AM
0.49
9:24PM
0.33
9:43AM
0.36
10:01PM
0.22
10:20AM
0.28
10:34PM
0.15
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------5:24-------5:24-------5:24
Sunset--6:54-------6:53-------6:52-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262626262524232526262625252423242626262625242325
Feels °C (?)282628302826262928272927292826282727262826252427
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