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Rock Wave Surf Forecast
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Rock Wave surf Forecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 11 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Rock Wave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rock Wave sea temperature is 18.5°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 22.6 °C max: 24.2 °C min: 21.3 °C)
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Rock Wave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rock Wave sea temperature is 18.5°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 22.6 °C max: 24.2 °C min: 21.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Rock Wave today?
The current surf forecast for Rock Wave at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rock Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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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 | 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 352 | 273 | 2045 | 2271 | 2107 | 799 | 668 | 1070 | 436 | 366 | 1413 | 422 | 713 | 1080 | 1106 | 946 | 860 | 650 | 1231 | 1104 | 932 | 797 | 604 | 423 | 456 | 423 | 289 | 282 | 358 | 172 | 131 | 94 | 68 | 97 | 541 | 476 | 372 | 269 | 181 | 77 | 55 | 111 | 105 | 205 | 348 | 487 | 512 | 478 | 394 | 361 | 326 | 312 | 303 | 298 | 289 | 254 | 236 | 236 | 298 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 1.51 | 5:46PM 1.40 | 5:57AM 1.37 | 6:26PM 1.28 | 6:35AM 1.22 | 7:16PM 1.17 | 7:24AM 1.09 | 8:30PM 1.08 | 8:44AM 0.99 | 10:18PM 1.07 | 10:44AM 0.97 | 11:44PM 1.14 | 12:06PM 1.04 | 12:36AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:09PM 0.20 | 11:33AM 0.20 | 11:47PM 0.32 | 12:09PM 0.31 | 12:28AM 0.46 | 12:51PM 0.43 | 1:19AM 0.59 | 1:46PM 0.54 | 2:40AM 0.69 | 3:10PM 0.61 | 4:44AM 0.70 | 4:52PM 0.61 | 6:11AM 0.62 | 6:03PM 0.55 | 6:58AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
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