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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 15 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
15.9° 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 4PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
1042 | 1949 | 2127 | 2127 | 2370 | 2670 | 2596 | 2243 | 1974 | 1673 | 1342 | 1154 | 1049 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 462 | 788 | 829 | 850 | 837 | 936 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.72m | 2:31AM1.88m | 3:03PM1.77m | 3:15AM1.89m | 3:47PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:51AM0.21m | 9:03PM0.34m | 9:34AM0.21m | 9:49PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 1042 | 1949 | 2127 | 2127 | 2068 | 2670 | 2596 | 2243 | 1974 | 1673 | 1342 | 1154 | 1049 | 943 | 799 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 462 | 788 | 829 | 850 | 837 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 500 | 375 | 462 | 593 | 2370 | 1822 | 1567 | 1370 | 1200 | 1074 | 914 | 735 | 625 | 625 | 538 | 449 | 287 | 233 | 229 | 185 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | — | SSE 13 | SW 6 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 303 | 439 | 566 | 815 | 589 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 193 | — | — | 59 | 15 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 38 | 33 | — | 604 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 385 | 356 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 0 |
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