Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 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 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: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
6
8
9
5
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
482
484
484
426
426
318
442
809
1380
1985
2929
2285
1993
1369
1679
1934
2420
5326
6246
6604
3248
3551
4168
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
35
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
30
S
25
S
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
1:12AM1.61m
1:34PM1.56m
1:51AM1.73m
2:10PM1.68m
2:24AM1.83m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.67m
7:30AM0.59m
7:37PM0.55m
8:06AM0.47m
8:12PM0.44m
8:37AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
Temp °C
26
24
24
23
23
24
22
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
17
16
15
16
19
20
25
24
23
21
21
21
15
14
13
14
14
12
12
12
14
13
15
14
11
12
11
13
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
3
S
12
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
Energy kJ
482
482
484
484
426
426
318
271
228
188
194
1575
1055
660
122
122
122
94
2946
3772
3415
3248
3551
4168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
15
0.3
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
13
13
3
3
4
4
4
4
8
6
154
154
252
92
68
67
67
65
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
15
0.9
E
10
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
2
8
154
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
1.9
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
3
1.3
SSW
5
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
10
2.2
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4
678
3
84
442
809
1380
1985
2929
2285
1993
1369
1679
1934
2420
5326
6246
6604
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
9
9
5
4
5
Distance (km)
7
11
0
0
0
91
251
387
675
675
9
9
9
9
9
855
855
9
9
38
0
0
9
320
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
9
9
9
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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