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Whale Rock Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 560 | 528 | 520 | 429 | 466 | 455 | 459 | 394 | 439 | 577 | 754 | 758 | 749 | 702 | 558 | 458 | 412 | 468 | 656 | 302 | 318 | 298 | 383 | 705 | 1320 | 2575 | 2971 | 2963 | 2384 | 1944 | 1694 | 1501 | 1218 | 811 | 1026 | 670 | 777 | 544 | 530 | 400 | 316 | 294 | 282 | 222 | 269 | 265 | 312 | 384 | 338 | 259 | 123 | 232 | 213 | 648 | 368 | 371 | 324 | 428 | 186 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 1.58 | 7:00AM 1.41 | 7:34PM 1.53 | 7:45AM 1.31 | 8:23PM 1.45 | 8:41AM 1.20 | 9:26PM 1.35 | 10:00AM 1.11 | 10:51PM 1.29 | 11:44AM 1.10 | 12:25AM 1.30 | 1:14PM 1.18 | 1:40AM 1.37 | 2:18PM 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:29PM 0.13 | 1:01AM 0.29 | 1:08PM 0.20 | 1:47AM 0.36 | 1:52PM 0.30 | 2:43AM 0.44 | 2:47PM 0.41 | 3:56AM 0.51 | 4:03PM 0.50 | 5:29AM 0.53 | 5:43PM 0.53 | 6:59AM 0.47 | 7:14PM 0.47 | 8:05AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - |
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| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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