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Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
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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 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | |
567 | 555 | 482 | 482 | 424 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 318 | 420 | 925 | 1229 | 1527 | 1235 | 2383 | 2517 | 1644 | 1954 | 2420 | 2460 | 5752 | 6538 | 3857 | 4201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | 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 | |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.43m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
— | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
567 | 555 | 482 | 482 | 424 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 318 | 271 | 228 | 188 | 194 | 154 | 1174 | 1419 | 122 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 3237 | 3827 | 3857 | 4201 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | SW 15 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 154 | 154 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 68 | 67 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — |
— | — | 9 | — | 678 | — | — | 5 | 124 | 420 | 925 | 1229 | 1527 | 1235 | 2383 | 2517 | 1644 | 1954 | 2420 | 2460 | 5752 | 6538 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 251 | 363 | 675 | 675 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 855 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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