Surf spot
Forecast conditions and map view for Black Rocks in South Africa, Cape Town. Open the interactive surf map to inspect wind, waves, and nearby spots.
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| Wave height (m) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Wave direction | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | S | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | |
| Wave period (s) | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.7 | |
| Wave energy (kJ) | 950 | 1321 | 1602 | 1888 | 1945 | 1825 | 1672 | 1483 | 1276 | 1041 | 882 | 756 | 646 | 535 | 436 | 525 | 506 | 430 | 377 | 341 | 305 | 274 | 239 | 192 | 157 | 133 | 128 | 138 | 143 | 150 | 150 | 175 | 194 | 199 | 75 | 225 | 255 | 321 | 384 | 462 | 570 | 461 | 676 | 759 | 763 | 740 | 697 | 665 | 638 | 585 | 503 | 435 | 377 | 260 | 247 | 242 | |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 1.5 | 11 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 14.9 | 6 | 5.5 | 8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 23.3 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 28.5 | 21.8 | 14.7 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 15.5 | 20.9 | 20 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 17.9 | 23.5 | 34.2 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 48.5 | 37.5 | 31.8 | 23.2 | 19 | 19 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 17.7 | 16.6 | |
| Wind direction | NNEGlassy | ECross-on | ESECross-on | ECross-on | SSEOnshore | SGlassy | WGlassy | NGlassy | NNEGlassy | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NNWOffshore | NWOffshore | NWOffshore | WNWCross-off | NOffshore | NCross-off | NWOffshore | SGlassy | SSEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | ESEOnshore | ESEOnshore | ESECross-on | ECross-on | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | ESEOnshore | ESEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | ESEGlassy | SSEOnshore | SSWCross-on | SSEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEBlown out | SEBlown out | SEBlown out | SEBlown out | SEOnshore | ESEOnshore | ESEOnshore | ESEOnshore | ESEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | SEOnshore | |