Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rocklands today?

The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 8PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 May)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1948
1875
1689
1475
1435
1301
1143
985
560
883
700
599
599
527
982
1252
1618
3522
5448
6583
7220
6797
4852
11051
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
N
45
N
25
WNW
20
WNW
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
NW
60
NNW
75
NW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:44PM1.36m
8:02AM1.25m
9:00PM1.35m
9:37AM1.24m
10:19PM1.41m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.73m
2:07AM0.84m
2:21PM0.78m
3:42AM0.81m
3:50PM0.78m
5:00AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:59
5:58
5:57
5:57
20
4
5
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
17
14
14
15
14
13
11
12
12
10
9
7
8
9
4
3
3
2
4
5
7
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
4
WSW
12
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1948
1875
1689
1475
1435
1301
1143
985
560
883
700
599
599
509
604
658
33
31
19
12
12
12
4852
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
225
125
132
534
392
376
293
273
404
195
145
101
98
69
55
53
18
18
8
19
7
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
18
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
1.1
SW
14
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
62
74
37
169
229
142
217
168
201
459
2
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
1
NW
4
1.5
NNW
5
2.1
NNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
3
NW
8
7
W
11
Energy kJ
6
33
119
325
527
982
1252
1618
3522
5448
6583
7220
6797
1213
11051
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
5
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
31
83
406
74
121
25
15
806
464
1025
950
464
464
385
367
367
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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