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Black Rocks surf Forecast / Cape Town / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 Mar 2024 SAST
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Black Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Black Rocks sea temperature is 15.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.1 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 17.9 °C)
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Black Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Black Rocks sea temperature is 15.4°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 19.1 °C max: 20.7 °C min: 17.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Black Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Black Rocks at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
2
SE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111117711111010101112121211101112121211111111101010998141313131313131316151514141414131313127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1144102193278663462455549437636931527823326116516516213210417322434929863580710922263338532882813246721361882153611921019804586499450733769669659649639629451952939940915902877907769604511392386
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
55
SE
50
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.31
5:34AM
1.36
5:58PM
1.22
6:10AM
1.26
6:43PM
1.11
7:01AM
1.15
8:00PM
1.02
8:36AM
1.05
10:09PM
1.02
10:45AM
1.08
11:44PM
1.16
12:08PM
1.20
12:41AM
1.35
1:04PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
0.22
11:22PM
0.31
11:49AM
0.30
11:55PM
0.41
12:29PM
0.40
12:40AM
0.51
1:31PM
0.50
2:00AM
0.62
3:22PM
0.56
4:26AM
0.62
5:18PM
0.48
6:03AM
0.47
6:26PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01--
Sunset----6:44-------6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161617171818171717171922212325201817181919181817171718171717171717171717171717171716181919181717171619222220181717172025
Feels °C (?)89109910101012141720202423171515161515151312131313131414141415151514121110101091011109910111014151413121112131621

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