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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 05 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 215 | 215 | 215 | 130 | 157 | 326 | 107 | 149 | 216 | 260 | 235 | 196 | 149 | 109 | 257 | 501 | 680 | 825 | 986 | 1144 | 1144 | 1229 | 1048 | 1031 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 1.80 | 3:25PM 1.88 | 3:58AM 1.80 | 4:11PM 1.82 | 4:44AM 1.78 | 4:59PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:59PM 0.23 | 9:15AM 0.36 | 9:43PM 0.24 | 10:03AM 0.39 | 10:28PM 0.30 | 10:52AM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
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