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Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 27 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
1.2
SSW
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)877771271277766661414141389999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16313110097771807742666688610613510010011611310410168999997120
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNE
0
W
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
1.51
10:26PM
1.34
11:40AM
1.47
12:44AM
1.39
1:21PM
1.57
2:04AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.86
4:48AM
0.84
6:27PM
0.83
6:54AM
0.79
7:50PM
0.67
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-------5:20-------5:20-------5:22
Sunset--6:57-------6:55-------6:55-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------1-----------
Temp. °C262626252424242526262625242423242425242423232324
Feels °C (?)262826272726262828282828272827272626252627252424
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