Cave Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.93° S 31.01° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cave Rock sea temperature is

23.2° C

Cave Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 4PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1010	1177	1197	1216	1010	761	761	683	614	614	603	546	546	486	486	389	396	403	361	319	319	282	236
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:24AM1.59m				7:52PM1.65m					8:03AM1.46m				8:36PM1.52m				8:51AM1.33m				9:34PM1.41m
Low Tide				1:31PM0.50m					2:06AM0.65m				2:09PM0.64m				2:56AM0.77m				2:58PM0.77m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	16	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	20	22	22	21	19
Feels °C	14	15	16	17	19	19	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	17	16	15	17	19	20	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7
kJ	1010	1177	1197	1216	1010	761	761	683	614	614	603	546	546	486	486	389	396	403	361	319	319	282	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 9	SSW 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	NE 5	ENE 5	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12
kJ	74	48	47	30	29	112	92	71	16	27	15	15	91	89	103	19	17	176	222	207	141	99	236
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	48	48	31	17	29	28	27	15	15	15	28	56	15	15	15	138	179	18	6	6	—	—	99
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	SSW 10	SSW 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7
kJ	6	328	109	113	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	7	15	55	64	66	26	39	84	160	464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Cave Rock Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	9	9	228	281	209	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	11	0	0	0	0	7	7	399	209	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Durban/KwaZulu-Natal South Coast	Wedge	Dairy Beach (New Pier)				Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Sunwich Port	Umzumbe	Reunion	Reunion	Reunion	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Warner Beach	Reunion	Reunion			Country Club (African Beach)
Rating (10 max)	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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