Rocklands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.38° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rocklands sea temperature is

14.9° C

Rocklands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rocklands today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3275	2527	3434	3037	2848	2241	2241	2887	2123	2749	2759	2571	2470	1748	1596	1999	1368	1201	1543	1013	1316	1180	550	642
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				10:23AM1.32m				10:50PM1.53m					11:44AM1.38m				00:04AM1.57m				12:54PM1.47m
Low Tide		4:17AM0.61m				4:25PM0.68m					5:33AM0.56m				5:45PM0.65m				6:40AM0.48m				6:57PM0.57m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	9	7	8	9	8	8	8	9	7	8	8	9	10	10	9	10	9	10	9	11	15	15	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	3275	2527	3434	3037	2848	2241	2241	2887	2123	2749	2759	2571	2470	1748	1596	1999	1368	1201	1543	1013	1316	1180	550	642
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	SSE 7	W 11	W 11	SW 12	W 12
kJ	14	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	892	431	17	37	34	52	112	141	136	132	121	117	114	163	236	175
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 11	W 13	SW 18	W 12	SW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	152	54	12	178	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	320	417	—	—	—	64	64	—	25	31	47	116	133	141	128	202	136	113	224	228	178	167	113	111
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	115	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5			4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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