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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 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
16.1° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)Nearby Cam: 3km away, Clifton 4th beach webcam Live Stream, Cape Town
How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 8PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1472 | 1402 | 1080 | 2381 | 2661 | 3035 | 2775 | 2757 | 1669 | 1450 | 861 | 738 | 629 | 373 | 308 | 303 | 248 | 216 | 250 | 275 | 250 | 225 | 196 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:12PM 1.54 | 1:48AM 1.47 | 1:49PM 1.58 | 2:24AM 1.52 | 2:23PM 1.60 | 2:57AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:36PM 0.57 | 7:41AM 0.68 | 8:09PM 0.52 | 8:16AM 0.65 | 8:40PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
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