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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 1 pm Saturday 23 May 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | |
114 | 112 | 112 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 111 | 201 | 480 | 643 | 559 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.12m | 9:57PM1.25m | 10:24AM1.08m | 11:19PM1.27m | 11:48AM1.11m | 00:22AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.50m | 4:24AM0.61m | 4:31PM0.53m | 5:50AM0.56m | 5:46PM0.51m | 6:49AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 114 | 112 | 112 | 23 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 74 | 69 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 149 | 173 | 158 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | S 6 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 41 | 26 | 81 | 16 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 64 | 60 | 54 | 480 | 643 | 559 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 12 | 44 | 65 | 53 | 10 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 201 | 54 | 36 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 32 | 41 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 111 | 303 | 306 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 266 | 186 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 266 | 412 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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