Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cave Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 126 | 54 | 186 | 231 | 83 | 43 | 40 | 101 | 31 | 848 | 679 | 614 | 619 | 709 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 640 | 596 | 520 | 458 | 408 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | 5:58AM1.71m | 6:12PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:37AM0.32m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 57 | 54 | 186 | 231 | 83 | 33 | 40 | 36 | 1121 | 848 | 679 | 614 | 619 | 709 | 721 | 721 | 681 | 640 | 596 | 520 | 458 | 392 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 16 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 126 | 25 | 41 | 74 | 2 | 43 | — | 101 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 25 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 316 | 336 | 558 | 661 | 1137 | 1809 | 2019 | 1937 | 1530 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1122 | 1067 | 1230 | — | — | — | 34 | 266 | 408 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 363 | 545 | 553 | 676 | 401 | 212 | 212 | 93 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 219 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 886 | 219 | 887 | 879 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cave Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest