Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.5
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)10101010131313137121313131212121212131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168204200274331324335335196247263268268235180184184199161161161153146110
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
W
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
1.95
4:55PM
1.93
5:19AM
1.99
5:25PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.99
5:55PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.27
10:54AM
0.37
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
11:35PM
0.22
11:55AM
0.37
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---5:13-------5:13-------5:15----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------6:59-
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------21--------------
Temp. °C222221222324232222212121232323222220192124262626
Feels °C (?)222119191921202020192121222019191817172123242429
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