Rocklands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cape Town, South Africa)

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Rocklands Surf Guide

Rocklands in Cape Peninsula is an exposed reef break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. A reef breaks left. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Rocklands Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rocklands:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rocklands occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rocklands (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Rocklands with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 73% of the time in March while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

73%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rocklands Location Map

Interactive Rocklands surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Rocklands is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 21 km (13 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Rocklands is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 354 km (220 miles) away.

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Rocklands Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 00:10 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 12
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Rocklands look like?

Latest photos from Rocklands. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Tashbash

Tides at Rocklands

Current tide and informaton

For Cape Town, South Africa, 3 km from Rocklands.

Next High Water: 12:03pm | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 05:56am | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rocklands Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Rocklands is rather cool (16.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.