# Surf forecast for The Rock

> The Rock is a surf spot in Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa. Daily surf ratings from 0 to 10 by Lazy Surf Report, with the best time to surf and the swell, wind, tide and water temperature at that time.

- Source: [Lazy Surf Report — The Rock](https://www.lazy-surf-report.com/surf-forecast/south-africa/western-cape/the-rock)
- Updated: 2026-10-31T05:01:13.939+00:00 (refreshed daily)
- Times are local to the spot (Africa/Johannesburg).
- Coordinates: -34.0874453909023, 22.9786348342896
- Rating scale: 8-10 Perfect, 5-7 Good, 3-4 Average, 0-2 Bad.

Best day this week: Monday, November 2 (7/10, Good), 7am to 12pm.

## Day by day

### Saturday, October 31 — 5/10 (Good)

Best from 9am to 6pm.

At 9am: 0.9 m swell at 9 s from the ESE (111°), 4 km/h W wind (offshore, gusting 25 km/h), tide 0.9 m, water 20°C.

### Sunday, November 1 — 4/10 (Average)

Best hour is 5am (5/10).

At 5am: 1.7 m swell at 9 s from the SW (223°), 11 km/h SW wind (offshore, gusting 26 km/h), tide 0.5 m, water 19°C.

### Monday, November 2 — 7/10 (Good)

Best from 7am to 12pm.

At 7am: 0.5 m swell at 12 s from the ESE (114°), 3 km/h WSW wind (offshore, gusting 12 km/h), tide 0.6 m, water 20°C.

### Tuesday, November 3 — 0/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 5am (1/10).

At 5am: 0.4 m swell at 10 s from the ESE (113°), 5 km/h N wind (cross-onshore, gusting 13 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 20°C.

### Wednesday, November 4 — 0/10 (Bad)

No surfable window forecast.

At 12pm: 1.5 m swell at 9 s from the SSW (206°), 9 km/h SSE wind (cross-offshore, gusting 30 km/h), tide 1.2 m, water 20°C.

### Thursday, November 5 — 1/10 (Bad)

Best hour is 9am (5/10).

At 9am: 1.4 m swell at 9 s from the SW (215°), 19 km/h W wind (offshore, gusting 8 km/h), tide 0.2 m, water 20°C.

### Friday, November 6 — 7/10 (Good)

Best from 10am to 7pm.

At 10am: 0.4 m swell at 9 s from the E (97°), 10 km/h SW wind (offshore, gusting 9 km/h), tide 0.3 m, water 20°C.

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