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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 02 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
24.8° 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 7AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (02 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (02 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)151415151515151414141414131313131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2119240826292474221225502478185113741032862714506396326265257169161158123119105105
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NE
15
N
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
1.63
3:35PM
1.61
3:55AM
1.74
4:05PM
1.66
4:24AM
1.80
4:33PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.14
9:32AM
0.14
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
10:09PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.02
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:54----
Sunset------6:37-------6:36-------6:35-
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C191818192121222120191920232424232321212225262624
Feels °C (?)141213131615171920181818202120202222232425242522
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