Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 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
26.2° 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 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101013131212111111101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64065366667969375522232059141211418436555724783603023202362072031681329578
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
15
ENE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
2.08
4:37PM
2.04
4:57AM
2.13
5:05PM
2.05
5:26AM
2.13
5:34PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
0.18
10:35AM
0.24
10:45PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.21
11:13PM
0.11
11:33AM
0.23
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---5:37-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C222121222425252423232224262627252424242526272626
Feels °C (?)222122242425252525242326272730282627272828292830
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