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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
23.7° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
3
4
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
6
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.5
SSW
10
3
SW
9
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
236
145
100
132
168
178
178
251
2650
4523
4759
4142
3224
2287
1781
1259
1286
1411
1672
2134
2101
5295
3091
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
N
35
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
60
W
55
WSW
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.38m
5:40AM1.39m
6:05PM1.30m
6:12AM1.30m
6:46PM1.21m
6:52AM1.19m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
00:47AM0.56m
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:39
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
1
22
29
38
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
17
19
18
19
23
24
22
20
18
16
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
22
21
21
19
17
21
17
18
17
18
17
16
10
9
9
7
8
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
11
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
3.5
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2
SE
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
Energy kJ
254
236
90
100
132
168
178
178
131
2650
4523
4759
4142
3224
2287
1781
1259
969
1402
1672
2134
2101
3219
3091
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
1
S
11
2.5
ESE
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SE
13
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
18
Energy kJ
63
94
145
9
97
95
97
140
251
1538
10
10
10
10
9
17
6
45
593
626
366
346
216
395
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
12
11
10
10
17
28
30
40
120
12
34
8
6
6
19
43
98
238
155
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
5
1.8
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
7
0.9
NW
4
1
W
4
1.7
WSW
6
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SW
9
0.7
W
4
3
SW
9
0.5
WNW
5
4.5
SSW
12
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
30
149
52
229
407
24
29
178
993
1286
1411
17
1580
12
5295
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
9
Distance (km)
1
20
6
43
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
23
54
154
214
238
238
240
203
238
214
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
6
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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