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Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 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
24.9° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1111111167771414131312121211111110151514147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248240235407323547475286213308303280485400325242185143102172288276206212
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
1.73
7:34PM
1.56
8:10AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.43
8:59AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.47
1:39PM
0.66
1:44AM
0.59
2:22PM
0.78
2:25AM
0.72
3:20PM
0.88
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:03-------5:03-------5:05----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1---2111-------------
Temp. °C242324232323222121212121232324232323222425252524
Feels °C (?)262423201819191920202021232326262524222325262525
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