Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 10PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)--
Afternoon (05 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
S
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)161616151414141414131313121313131313131212131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011396528823735762876505677063075085444138023587181018621893173418771780158312251074914848726
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.61
5:16AM
1.63
5:39PM
1.53
5:44AM
1.52
6:13PM
1.43
6:16AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.55
11:24AM
0.52
11:32PM
0.64
11:54AM
0.61
12:05AM
0.75
12:31PM
0.71
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset6:36-------6:35-------6:34-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818171717181818171616151518212120212021212426
Feels °C (?)141414141415141313131214131417191818191820202324
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