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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 01 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
24.7° 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: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (01 Mar)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121515151515151514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31744687444699357955118251241271724742242247429512911225914641154862681475396326265
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossoffglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
1.48
3:02PM
1.51
3:24AM
1.63
3:35PM
1.61
3:55AM
1.74
4:05PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.28
8:58AM
0.26
9:11PM
0.14
9:32AM
0.14
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:36-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2111---------------
Temp. °C232221222322232019181818212121201919192023242322
Feels °C (?)232220222121221614131211141315171819171819201717
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