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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 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
24.5° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
E
0.7
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)8881312121212712771111866881112121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138145149238233223172167233145142152210423153100110104101331485355180254
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.01
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
1:51AM
1.35
2:07PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.71
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
7:35PM
0.44
8:07AM
0.39
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------6:06-------6:04-------6:02-
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1------342-------
Temp. °C222121222426262526252526262422212121212122222221
Feels °C (?)242322232526282730282728252219202121212222222323
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