Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 09 Mar 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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121111119999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)980846547538441357354300225225270313306313367372364356356351351348297290
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
10
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
1.76
6:33PM
1.62
6:52AM
1.61
6:57PM
1.47
7:19AM
1.44
7:28PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.59
12:39AM
0.60
12:59PM
0.74
1:02AM
0.77
1:29PM
0.89
1:35AM
0.95
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-5:50-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:17---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202022232222212019202223232322222223242423232221
Feels °C (?)202020202022222018192022222222232224222222232222
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