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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
13.5° C
(Which is 5.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 2PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
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 kJ (?) | 999 | 1035 | 947 | 1170 | 1176 | 743 | 640 | 640 | 595 | 638 | 469 | 424 | 362 | 369 | 330 | 261 | 290 | 240 | 230 | 258 | 258 | 226 | 190 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:23AM 1.65 | 6:41PM 1.48 | 7:18AM 1.57 | 7:42PM 1.37 | 8:21AM 1.51 | 8:54PM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:43PM 0.61 | 12:52AM 0.59 | 1:49PM 0.69 | 1:52AM 0.69 | 3:03PM 0.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
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