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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 167 | 241 | 266 | 296 | 253 | 206 | 398 | 453 | 485 | 518 | 778 | 553 | 821 | 796 | 956 | 1077 | 1284 | 1225 | 1922 | 1659 | 1632 | 1475 | 1226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 1.70 | 2:57AM 1.84 | 3:16PM 1.74 | 3:27AM 1.86 | 3:45PM 1.74 | 3:55AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:44AM 0.36 | 8:49PM 0.40 | 9:13AM 0.33 | 9:17PM 0.38 | 9:40AM 0.32 | 9:44PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
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