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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 14 Jul 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Rock Wave today?

The current surf forecast for Rock Wave at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111118171716161615141414141413141718171616161615151515151515151599999991314141313781111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)598599572513542519444439395403365356375482705891103786475866062058458466965858160277413899357100394045109393168233421221619137011161002108488269554392087281274469465158155957045339792860780713001181
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
1.57
6:19AM
1.45
6:51PM
1.55
6:59AM
1.37
7:33PM
1.49
7:45AM
1.27
8:24PM
1.42
8:43AM
1.16
9:27PM
1.33
10:04AM
1.08
10:52PM
1.27
11:47AM
1.07
12:25AM
1.28
1:15PM
1.16
1:39AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.24
12:29PM
0.13
1:01AM
0.28
1:07PM
0.20
1:49AM
0.35
1:52PM
0.30
2:46AM
0.43
2:48PM
0.40
4:00AM
0.49
4:05PM
0.50
5:32AM
0.50
5:44PM
0.52
7:00AM
0.44
7:14PM
0.46
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05------
Sunset5:17-------5:17-------5:19-------5:19-------5:20-------5:21-------5:21-------5:22---
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Rain (mm)
-1-------------------------------111---------------------244
Temp. °C181716161616181818181818171619211917161514152022191715141414181917151314131518201816141314182832271816151515192115141312
Feels °C (?)1717161616161717171818181717191919171615121217181614121110101213121312131113131513119910142428251614131313161491098
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