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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 09 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111110151514141416151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43235328928923217012511986855855601071039793122116110106152145143
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
1.16
7:26PM
1.03
7:47AM
1.02
10:20PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
12:36AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.60
1:32AM
0.71
2:53PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.79
5:51PM
0.66
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
Sunrise-6:18-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:46---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232429272625252323242727262525252425272725242323
Feels °C (?)222328262727272424252827272627262426272728242525
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