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Black Rocks surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Black Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Black Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
2242 | 2758 | 1287 | 1384 | 1673 | 1384 | 996 | 937 | 955 | 1075 | 1178 | 1185 | 1280 | 1477 | 1652 | 1557 | 1557 | 1302 | 1488 | 1591 | 1635 | 1189 | 1645 | 1310 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.24m | 1:11AM1.42m | 1:39PM1.31m | 1:46AM1.47m | 2:12PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:02PM0.33m | 7:37AM0.21m | 7:39PM0.28m | 8:09AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 6 | 1287 | 722 | 1673 | 1384 | 996 | 937 | 955 | 1075 | 1178 | 1185 | 1280 | 1477 | 1652 | 1557 | 1557 | 1302 | 1488 | 1591 | 1635 | 1189 | 260 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 968 | 1277 | 95 | 236 | 493 | 408 | 361 | 229 | 65 | 65 | 328 | 260 | 11 | 25 | 76 | 94 | 136 | 113 | 110 | 88 | 53 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 69 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 35 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 36 | 53 | 99 | 96 | 160 | 51 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2242 | 2758 | 1108 | 1384 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | 56 | 1645 | 1310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1047 | 1221 | 182 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 32 |
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