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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 318 | 410 | 506 | 478 | 577 | 560 | 552 | 488 | 431 | 418 | 335 | 324 | 282 | 314 | 1058 | 664 | 1245 | 3981 | 5097 | 5334 | 5775 | 5622 | 4458 | 3383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM 1.32 | 10:35PM 1.26 | 11:25AM 1.39 | 12:05AM 1.34 | 12:27PM 1.51 | 12:57AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:13AM 0.77 | 4:33PM 0.80 | 5:03AM 0.76 | 6:01PM 0.69 | 6:13AM 0.68 | 6:55PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Light wind has turned cross-on at Rocklands (light winds from the W at SHIP7992 2 km from Rocklands). 1.0m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.9m 11s groundswell from the WSW and a 0.8m 5s windswell, also from the WSW as well as a 0.6m 8s swell, also from the SSE. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 38 min ago
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