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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 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 warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)--
Afternoon (01 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (01 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)131313121514141313131212121111111110101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4983613072375736331019506421378292579628434533459382365345416507771783708
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
30
SW
35
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
1.33
1:36PM
1.61
2:06AM
1.44
2:22PM
1.70
2:51AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.29
7:12AM
0.28
7:58PM
0.17
8:02AM
0.19
8:42PM
0.08
8:50AM
0.11
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise----4:48-------4:48-------4:48---
Sunset6:53-------6:53-------6:54-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-111---------
Temp. °C222120192021232322202019181819191918181717182020
Feels °C (?)202020202218192019191817161717171717181817171716
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