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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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
23.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1004
975
841
841
903
847
834
619
609
439
425
404
364
358
297
235
191
149
143
144
143
140
229
222
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
45
WSW
10
SW
15
S
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:49AM1.65m
4:07PM1.53m
4:16AM1.61m
4:35PM1.51m
4:43AM1.56m
5:03PM1.46m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.10m
10:05PM0.16m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.20m
10:54AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:23
5:22
5:22
1
3
Temp °C
18
18
19
25
26
24
22
20
20
19
20
24
25
23
22
22
22
22
23
28
28
23
21
21
16
16
16
24
23
24
23
20
19
17
19
22
23
21
21
22
20
19
21
27
26
18
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
S
5
Energy kJ
1004
975
841
841
903
847
834
619
609
439
425
404
364
358
297
235
85
72
62
66
68
63
229
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
1
ENE
6
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
16
11
183
129
82
17
17
84
17
107
68
38
38
6
6
64
191
149
143
100
74
137
54
222
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
16
7
7
7
7
8
22
17
6
17
16
6
6
6
5
5
47
74
110
144
143
73
17
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
5
12
6
8
29
159
157
132
140
42
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
115
113
0
0
0
0
0
266
289
289
70
0
0
0
0
0
289
47
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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