Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 SAST
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Rocklands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rocklands sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3026
2767
2493
2239
1903
1717
1377
1141
787
710
594
510
1045
1949
2127
2313
2216
2457
2483
2098
1944
1497
1173
1000
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
SSW
0
SSE
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
0
SW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.63m
1:47AM1.82m
2:20PM1.72m
2:31AM1.88m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.53m
7:27AM0.35m
7:35PM0.44m
8:09AM0.27m
8:19PM0.37m
8:51AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:53
5:53
5:52
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
19
13
13
13
14
14
12
13
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3026
2767
2493
2239
1903
1717
1377
1141
787
668
521
452
1045
1949
2127
2313
2216
2457
2483
2098
1944
1497
1173
1000
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
12
2
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
16
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.4
S
12
Energy kJ
1320
1023
821
764
737
667
593
515
634
710
594
506
510
297
347
815
1027
1962
1567
1510
1346
1308
1012
566
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
S
15
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
8
15
37
61
123
120
107
295
510
303
439
566
375
377
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
13
29
63
91
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
25
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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