Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 09 Nov 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
13.2° C
(Which is 4.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wed
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131414131312121218181716161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69663761860059153542491186575565354652045068579910122084161121582066203819831929
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
1.66
5:55PM
1.59
6:34AM
1.55
6:55PM
1.43
7:43AM
1.46
8:15PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.54
12:11AM
0.52
12:50PM
0.67
1:14AM
0.66
2:19PM
0.76
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wed
12
Sunrise-5:39-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset----7:21-------7:22-------7:22---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323222223211918192022221919191920212019171717
Feels °C (?)232223222024211818191922221820191819201715141515
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