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Rocklands surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rocklands today?
The current surf forecast for Rocklands at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rocklands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
572 | 603 | 648 | 506 | 498 | 339 | 666 | 624 | 362 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3408 | 2898 | 2209 | 2103 | 2140 | 1884 | 1866 | 2010 | 2329 | 2591 | 2288 | 1884 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.61m | 2:27AM1.75m | 2:51PM1.64m | 2:57AM1.75m | 3:20PM1.66m | 3:25AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.49m | 8:44AM0.38m | 8:48PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.37m | 9:16PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 572 | 603 | 527 | 506 | 498 | 339 | 224 | 224 | 263 | 2968 | 3887 | 3796 | 3408 | 2898 | 2209 | 2103 | 2140 | 1884 | 1866 | 2010 | 2329 | 2591 | 2288 | 1884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 196 | 192 | 8 | 502 | 473 | 184 | 205 | 268 | 362 | 156 | 91 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 104 | 39 | 68 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 21 | W 21 | S 14 |
| kJ | 127 | 184 | 8 | 67 | 100 | 202 | 41 | 2 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 648 | 42 | 50 | 72 | 666 | 624 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 29 | 56 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 108 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 194 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 176 | 176 | 74 | 74 |
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