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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 04 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
24.1° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.5
E
0.9
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)88888881212111214131313151818161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40531310122318218119046246252248892681178675075219662120166712611108121437153075
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
1.71
4:57PM
1.58
5:07AM
1.64
5:21PM
1.51
5:31AM
1.53
5:45PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52AM
0.07
10:56PM
0.11
11:16AM
0.13
11:21PM
0.19
11:40AM
0.23
11:46PM
0.30
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----5:54-------5:53-------5:52---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1---11---52---------
Temp. °C242426252424232322222323232221201918192122211918
Feels °C (?)222428272628262524222423262421171513141618161312
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