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Cave Rock
Durban, South Africa
⚠️Shallow😮💨Hold-downs🪨Rocks🪸Sharp reef
Cave Rock is Durban's heaviest wave—a powerful right-hander that breaks in two distinct sections: The Pool and The Rock. When solid Indian Ocean swells hit this stretch of coast, Cave Rock produces thick, hollow barrels that rival anything in South Africa. The wave has a dedicated local crew and a history of heavy sessions. Named for the famous rock formation and sea cave that marks the takeoff zone, this is Durban surfing at its most intense.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
2.8m
S(169°)
Score: 18/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
7km/h
NNE(28°)
Score: 17/25
Weather
21°C
0.0mm97%
Windswell Component
0.3mNNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mENE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 10 km/h N|PM: 4 km/h NE
4 km/h vs 10 km/h morning
Location & Conditions
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Swell
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Tide Times
2:27 am
High tide - 1.00m
8:33 am
Low tide - -0.56m
2:45 pm
High tide - 1.00m
8:39 pm
Low tide - -0.49m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
64
FairComponents
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size18/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind17/25
Raw Score68/100
Adjustments
Wind History-4
Adjusted Score64/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score64
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (202°)
- Direction range
- 180° - 225°
- Size range
- 1.8m - 3.7m
- Ideal size
- 3.2m
- Height multiplier
- 0.97×
- Ideal period
- 14s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- WNW (292°)
- Offshore range
- 247° - 337°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- all
Difficulty
6/10
Crowd level
3/10
Access: Shore/paddle
Getting There
Airport
DURDrive time
20 minData quality
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