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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 7AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 5.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6079 | 7726 | 18413 | 6973 | 5584 | 4671 | 3993 | 3747 | 3644 | 3668 | 3561 | 3459 | 3180 | 2861 | 2471 | 2229 | 1981 | 1598 | 1330 | 1160 | 1139 | 913 | 897 | 858 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:35PM 1.29 | 11:43AM 1.33 | 12:16AM 1.36 | 12:51PM 1.46 | 1:15AM 1.46 | 1:36PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:22AM 0.74 | 6:10PM 0.73 | 6:37AM 0.64 | 7:12PM 0.60 | 7:26AM 0.54 | 7:55PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Rocklands (light winds from the SE at Observatory wx 8 km from Rocklands). 4.4m 12s groundswell from the WSW with a 4.0m 12s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 41 min ago
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