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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
25.0° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.2
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)11121211111111111111666666677109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1732501961831831671641581561531471441361411562193023714674642412826
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
1.34
2:28AM
1.52
2:41PM
1.46
2:59AM
1.65
3:12PM
1.55
3:27AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.29
8:41AM
0.25
8:44PM
0.17
9:10AM
0.14
9:13PM
0.09
9:37AM
0.07
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset6:02-------6:01-------6:00-------
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--111----1232-1-------
Temp. °C232223232223242524242323232325252524242423242626
Feels °C (?)242325252526262423232324242426242523232423242524
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