Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 19 Jul 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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131616151414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)474838943355285925042094195217031583167716771952299240263876301826352708246726772235228214611372
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SW
0
ENE
5
E
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.32
10:38PM
1.51
11:35AM
1.35
11:58PM
1.52
12:50PM
1.43
1:06AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.61
4:13PM
0.69
5:24AM
0.59
5:39PM
0.68
6:36AM
0.54
6:55PM
0.62
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise-7:47-------7:47-------7:46------
Sunset----5:57-------5:58-------5:59---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111213151515141414141516151313131313141414131313
Feels °C (?)910111211121112121213131210111213121311108910
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  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 8 km from Rocklands has become light (calm at Observatory wx). Waves should be turning clean at Rocklands. A 2.8m groundswell from the SW

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1 h 28 min ago

3 km/h
SE
Clean
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