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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
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Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)191818111213151514141414141413141313131313131417
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)732801407191714421907141310618227226306215695535617682423275930452789248621673669
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
S
20
S
10
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.07
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:28------
Sunset----5:37-------5:35-------5:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C232226242320201918182223222019171616192120181616
Feels °C (?)1514181619171816151622222018151199111212141213
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