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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 20 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1952 | 1703 | 1583 | 1677 | 1677 | 1834 | 2992 | 4026 | 3678 | 3018 | 2635 | 2855 | 3020 | 2800 | 2783 | 2329 | 2224 | 1467 | 1326 | 1093 | 1001 | 901 | 954 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 1.51 | 11:35AM 1.35 | 11:58PM 1.52 | 12:50PM 1.43 | 1:06AM 1.57 | 1:49PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.59 | 5:39PM 0.68 | 6:36AM 0.54 | 6:55PM 0.62 | 7:36AM 0.46 | 7:56PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cape Town
Continuing clean conditions at Rocklands (calm at Observatory wx 8 km from Rocklands). 2.0m 13s groundswell from the SW
1 h 40 min ago
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