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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 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
21.8° C
(Which is 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: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1
SE
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
2
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.6
SW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)91279989912121212121212121191399966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47133432752143935459334011349725174363592992602301971301389910310184133
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
1.37
1:26AM
1.24
1:40PM
1.45
2:01AM
1.33
2:11PM
1.52
2:32AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.42
7:22AM
0.40
7:59PM
0.32
7:56AM
0.33
8:27PM
0.25
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-
Sunset--6:38-------6:39-------6:40-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--112211111----11-------
Temp. °C222220201818171819181818181717171819201918171618
Feels °C (?)171716161515131415151617181716161514151515141516
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