Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 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
22.7° 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 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131314131717171616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28027620119218713513113314118418419213539976310091068905574429258239171125
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ESE
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
10
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
1.33
8:13PM
1.24
10:26AM
1.33
11:02PM
1.25
12:02PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.79
2:12PM
0.97
3:06AM
0.87
5:09PM
0.94
5:19AM
0.80
6:28PM
0.77
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sunrise---5:03-------5:03-------5:01----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:15-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1---1221------1-
Temp. °C201918192122222120212121222121212020192125262525
Feels °C (?)181716192123222021222019232122211917151618202026
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