Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 12PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)778888131414171716161616151414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25032443552058767515202895257721439171506129011061092846691691482355282222148106
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossonglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
1.67
7:06PM
1.57
7:27AM
1.47
8:21PM
1.42
9:02AM
1.31
10:32PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
0.55
1:17AM
0.70
1:50PM
0.72
2:46AM
0.86
3:38PM
0.84
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset----5:29-------5:28-------5:27---
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1221111-------------
Temp. °C211919191919181717171819201919181819212222212020
Feels °C (?)161213131314141313141618191818171616161617151517
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