Rock Wave Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.87° S 28.11° E

Rock Wave WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rock Wave sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.4° 

Rock Wave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Rock Wave surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period, S swell with 3,564 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rock Wave this week:

The surf forecast for Rock Wave over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rock Wave in the next 16 days are 2.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Mon 24th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 15s
Best Surf 8AM (Tue 25th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 14s
Most Powerful 5PM (Wed 26th Aug)8ft (2.5m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rock Wave over the next 16 days.


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