Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Oct 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 10AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121314141414131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)238824422146216021601835176017601966275644386129642258935407476041033560340930182715224820442011
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
1.48
5:24PM
1.47
6:01AM
1.41
6:03PM
1.37
6:52AM
1.34
7:02PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.68
11:37PM
0.60
11:54AM
0.77
12:19AM
0.70
12:55PM
0.85
1:25AM
0.78
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
Sunrise-5:52-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----7:07-------7:08-------7:09---
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C141415151414141414141515151615151415171717151515
Feels °C (?)99109810111211111111131515141313141313111211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Rocklands (moderate winds from the WSW at SHIP485 2 km from Rocklands). 1.5m 10s swell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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