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Black Rocks Surf Forecast
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Black Rocks surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Black Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Black Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 1900 | 2943 | 4826 | 4407 | 5843 | 8520 | 8929 | 8400 | 7721 | 6871 | 5796 | 5118 | 4269 | 3581 | 3041 | 2719 | 2419 | 2039 | 1762 | 1462 | 1439 | 1279 | 1307 | 1450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:15AM 1.48 | 3:35PM 1.59 | 3:47AM 1.49 | 4:05PM 1.61 | 4:18AM 1.47 | 4:34PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:15PM 0.14 | 9:25AM 0.07 | 9:49PM 0.10 | 9:55AM 0.07 | 10:19PM 0.10 | 10:23AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
The wind is still cross-off at Black Rocks (light winds from the SW at Cape Point (68916 -0) 7 km from Black Rocks). 3.2m 10s swell from the WSW with a 1.9m 10s swell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 57 min ago
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