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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 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
24.3° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.1
SW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
1.2
E
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)66662067779111112126661515151514713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)494143471529023320818624143031327821314315914514810410410414013387
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
W
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------2362111----------
Temp. °C242424232323232120192021212323232221222328282725
Feels °C (?)222020201818202021202019192120212121242126272727
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