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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
2073 | 2227 | 2362 | 2459 | 2454 | 2242 | 1808 | 1661 | 1348 | 1377 | 1146 | 867 | 693 | 670 | 763 | 2020 | 2025 | 2107 | 2019 | 2364 | 2022 | 1750 | 1766 | 1915 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.66m | 3:25AM1.74m | 3:49PM1.65m | 3:54AM1.70m | 4:19PM1.62m | 4:22AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.47m | 9:37AM0.38m | 9:44PM0.50m | 10:04AM0.40m | 10:12PM0.54m | 10:32AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2073 | 2227 | 2362 | 2459 | 2454 | 2242 | 1808 | 1661 | 1348 | 1377 | 1146 | 867 | 693 | 622 | 541 | 2020 | 2025 | 2107 | 2019 | 2364 | 2022 | 218 | 1766 | 1915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 150 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 97 | 157 | 195 | 198 | 188 | 187 | 174 | 171 | 670 | 763 | 50 | 32 | 106 | 136 | 139 | 229 | 4 | 202 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | — | W 21 | W 21 | S 14 | S 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 66 | 38 | 71 | 126 | 180 | 255 | 298 | 407 | 133 | 133 | 32 | 71 | 31 | 18 | 31 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 143 | 200 | 305 | 223 | 179 | 150 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | — | — | 1750 | — | 1408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 191 | 194 | 176 | 204 | 178 | 278 | 284 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 140 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
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