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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
23.8° 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 2PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3416
2977
2829
2576
2367
1637
1321
1127
961
623
530
418
271
210
145
140
74
78
81
72
81
56
365
326
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:30AM1.21m
8:28PM1.15m
9:08AM1.06m
10:42PM1.13m
11:27AM1.05m
00:20AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.51m
2:45AM0.65m
3:38PM0.61m
5:18AM0.66m
5:41PM0.57m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
6:30
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
16
17
22
23
22
21
19
19
19
20
24
25
24
24
24
23
15
16
17
16
14
13
14
13
12
13
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
19
22
21
22
23
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
3416
2977
2829
2576
2367
1637
1321
1127
961
623
530
418
271
210
426
460
449
392
392
72
81
427
365
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
145
140
74
78
81
5
56
56
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
17
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
14
40
65
76
82
105
202
315
374
342
682
759
705
627
582
448
449
559
477
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
4
4
1
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
238
289
289
261
182
254
254
291
412
412
434
403
37
0
0
16
43
266
289
37
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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