Surf Forecast Surf Report
Black Rocks surf break

Black Rocks surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Black Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Black Rocks sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 3.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Black Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 4PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Black Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.6
SSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
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Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13999991269680745112129642357266527512515213219701714160915111326138813821488139013241046908783705705669505535460400343270272362456472569543604613543581549505448414389537479531522551537488488418386320
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
1.46
5:26AM
1.45
5:59PM
1.34
6:17AM
1.29
6:57PM
1.23
7:20AM
1.13
8:12PM
1.14
8:48AM
1.03
9:47PM
1.12
10:29AM
1.01
11:08PM
1.17
11:44AM
1.06
12:03AM
1.24
12:34PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.05
11:16PM
0.20
11:45AM
0.19
12:08AM
0.33
12:36PM
0.33
1:12AM
0.46
1:42PM
0.46
2:42AM
0.56
3:10PM
0.54
4:28AM
0.56
4:41PM
0.54
5:45AM
0.49
5:47PM
0.49
6:35AM
0.41
6:34PM
0.43
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24----
Sunset--6:06-------6:05-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717161616151515141514141415151515141414131212121416171717161717181818191917171817171716161616161717171716161616171716
Feels °C (?)13121210109877888981010111087767781112141414131514151514141513141515151514141414151716161615141513141312
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