Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 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
24.5° 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 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
2
SSW
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)111110101046999121216151514141414146778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242310102022113342459723870711935760167163213213160425271382439545
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
SW
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
30
NNE
35
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
2.00
5:13AM
2.01
5:34PM
1.89
5:51AM
1.86
6:16PM
1.74
6:33AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.20
11:26AM
0.24
11:41PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.38
12:24AM
0.51
12:49PM
0.55
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:32-------5:30-------5:30-------
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-11---1111-1-
Temp. °C272727272526262423222120202024242424242020191919
Feels °C (?)242626272222221819202020201921202427281414141212
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