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Whale Rock Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2209 | 620 | 1014 | 1505 | 1061 | 930 | 722 | 630 | 621 | 569 | 722 | 561 | 1471 | 2036 | 2117 | 2832 | 3287 | 2560 | 2140 | 3497 | 3127 | 2751 | 2682 | 2368 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:34PM 1.55 | 5:52AM 1.58 | 6:16PM 1.43 | 6:35AM 1.40 | 7:08PM 1.28 | 7:30AM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:37PM 0.15 | 12:05PM 0.20 | 12:21AM 0.31 | 12:50PM 0.36 | 1:15AM 0.49 | 1:51PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
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