Rock Wave surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rock Wave today?

The current surf forecast for Rock Wave at 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Rock Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
ENE
0.7
S
1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)12111111111111108996866677681510713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6865662852212141731139790999492696914815810485484671393946
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
1.29
2:09PM
1.48
2:31AM
1.36
2:38PM
1.52
3:00AM
1.41
3:07PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.33
8:26PM
0.24
8:25AM
0.28
8:53PM
0.18
8:55AM
0.24
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise--4:56-------4:56-------4:56-----
Sunset------6:47-------6:49-------6:49-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11-11---
Temp. °C171717192020191918161520232322191818172021212018
Feels °C (?)161616161615151516141318212119191919171920201918
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