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Cave Rock surf break

Cave Rock surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 21 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cave Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Cave Rock at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
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
0.6
E
1.8
SSW
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.5
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121313131212121212131313121212127888171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221247263268268235180184184196161161161153146110106285659470286603849939
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
15
N
5
W
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
1.99
5:25PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.99
5:55PM
1.89
6:22AM
1.96
6:27PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.23
11:24AM
0.35
11:35PM
0.22
11:55AM
0.37
12:05AM
0.25
12:28PM
0.43
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise---5:13-------5:15-------5:16----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------6:58-
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
2111----------1--------1
Temp. °C222121212222232221201921242627242423222424252423
Feels °C (?)211921222119201917171720232427252020202222232423
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