Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.4
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151414131313131313121212121291113131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318410506478577560552488431418335324282314105866412453981509753345775562244583383
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
1.32
10:35PM
1.26
11:25AM
1.39
12:05AM
1.34
12:27PM
1.51
12:57AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.77
4:33PM
0.80
5:03AM
0.76
6:01PM
0.69
6:13AM
0.68
6:55PM
0.58
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:07-------6:05-------6:03------
Sunset----6:58-------6:59-------7:00---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161514141415141515141415141414141415151312
Feels °C (?)1515131310101010121111108109986657988
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at Rocklands (light winds from the W at SHIP7992 2 km from Rocklands). 1.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.9m 11s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.8m 5s windswell, also from the WSW as well as a 0.6m 8s swell, also from the SSE. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 38 min ago

14 km/h
W
Cross-On
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