Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
15.9° 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 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2165
2440
2739
3035
3429
3026
2767
2315
2201
1903
1717
1377
1045
787
668
531
510
1045
1779
2127
2097
2009
2390
2596
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
0
SSE
0
SE
0
SE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:16AM1.62m
12:52PM1.52m
1:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.63m
1:47AM1.82m
2:20PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.47m
6:49PM0.53m
7:27AM0.35m
7:35PM0.44m
8:09AM0.27m
8:19PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:53
5:53
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
10
10
11
11
13
14
13
13
14
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
2165
2440
2739
3035
3429
3026
2767
2315
2201
1903
1717
1377
1045
787
668
531
489
1045
1779
2127
2097
2009
2390
2596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
1.9
W
11
2
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
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
SW
11
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
Energy kJ
1826
1535
1297
1320
926
966
764
737
667
593
515
655
373
522
506
500
332
347
917
685
1744
1556
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
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
S
15
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
SW
11
1.4
WSW
15
Energy kJ
8
15
37
61
80
120
204
326
510
250
439
566
396
874
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
2.5
W
12
Energy kJ
2000
1947
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
25
25
140
140
140
43
15
15
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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