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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 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
15.8° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
3026 | 2767 | 2493 | 2239 | 1903 | 1717 | 1377 | 1141 | 787 | 710 | 594 | 510 | 1045 | 1949 | 2127 | 2313 | 2216 | 2457 | 2483 | 2098 | 1944 | 1497 | 1173 | 1000 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.73m | 1:37PM1.63m | 1:47AM1.82m | 2:20PM1.72m | 2:31AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.53m | 7:27AM0.35m | 7:35PM0.44m | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:51AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 3026 | 2767 | 2493 | 2239 | 1903 | 1717 | 1377 | 1141 | 787 | 668 | 521 | 452 | 1045 | 1949 | 2127 | 2313 | 2216 | 2457 | 2483 | 2098 | 1944 | 1497 | 1173 | 1000 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1320 | 1023 | 821 | 764 | 737 | 667 | 593 | 515 | 634 | 710 | 594 | 506 | 510 | 297 | 347 | 815 | 1027 | 1962 | 1567 | 1510 | 1346 | 1308 | 1012 | 566 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 37 | 61 | 123 | 120 | 107 | 295 | 510 | 303 | 439 | 566 | 375 | 377 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 29 | 63 | 91 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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