Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 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 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
171
208
224
235
235
292
415
502
578
567
555
482
482
484
484
484
426
318
553
970
1112
1137
902
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:26AM1.31m
00:16AM1.47m
12:48PM1.43m
1:12AM1.61m
1:34PM1.56m
1:51AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.87m
5:44PM0.79m
6:41AM0.74m
6:53PM0.67m
7:30AM0.59m
7:37PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:20
6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:25
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
22
27
26
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
21
20
19
19
18
15
18
21
21
24
25
23
22
20
21
25
24
25
24
25
23
23
20
18
14
14
14
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
187
171
208
224
235
235
292
415
502
578
567
555
482
482
484
484
484
426
318
271
234
194
194
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
S
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
S
13
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
103
69
64
41
47
50
50
49
28
27
13
13
13
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
5
18
17
16
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
0.4
NE
3
2
ENE
10
0.9
SSW
4
1.7
SSW
6
2.4
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.1
S
10
Energy kJ
93
104
72
316
324
2
748
31
208
553
970
1112
1137
902
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
11
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
11
0
0
0
91
219
363
675
675
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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