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Whale Rock Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1061 | 930 | 722 | 722 | 712 | 653 | 722 | 561 | 1599 | 4119 | 1995 | 2691 | 3066 | 2745 | 2354 | 3400 | 3127 | 2751 | 2609 | 2305 | 2325 | 1505 | 1321 | 1002 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16PM 1.43 | 6:35AM 1.40 | 7:08PM 1.28 | 7:30AM 1.21 | 8:28PM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:05PM 0.20 | 12:21AM 0.31 | 12:50PM 0.36 | 1:15AM 0.49 | 1:51PM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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