Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
26.1° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
1.8
S
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131212121211131312121212121212121515788815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2222152441811399963679587117113107104106115123339326371599488357306
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
WNW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
1.59
2:25PM
1.68
2:50AM
1.79
3:03PM
1.84
3:24AM
1.95
3:35PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.50
8:58AM
0.46
9:12PM
0.34
9:31AM
0.32
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---5:45-------5:46-------5:47----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:28-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------422311---
Temp. °C222222232728282727252424262625232322191920212221
Feels °C (?)232322232728283029242527272726242420141414161817
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