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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
1.1m
SSE(166°)
Score: 2/25
Period
13s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
9km/h
NE(50°)
Score: 12/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm72%
Windswell Component
0.2mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.6mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 2 km/h NNW|PM: 10 km/h ENE
2 km/h vs 10 km/h afternoon
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
2:00 am
High tide - 0.96m
8:12 am
Low tide - -0.43m
2:13 pm
High tide - 0.90m
8:19 pm
Low tide - -0.53m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
30
PoorComponents
Swell Direction8/25
Swell Size2/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind12/25
Raw Score36/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-5
🚫 Undersized Capmax 30
Adjusted Score31/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score30
👥 Autumn Break
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
👥 Autumn Break (Mar 28 – Apr 7) — expect extra crowds
Access: Shore/paddle
Getting There
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