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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 1 am Saturday 16 May 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
23.6° 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 9AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
2190 | 1922 | 1465 | 1269 | 1003 | 987 | 752 | 668 | 565 | 556 | 469 | 469 | 271 | 257 | 253 | 187 | 253 | 153 | 273 | 326 | 335 | 263 | 220 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:00AM1.77m | 3:25PM1.59m | 3:41AM1.78m | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:23AM1.74m | 4:48PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.01m | 9:24PM0.05m | 9:57AM-0.00m | 10:07PM0.05m | 10:37AM0.03m | 10:51PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 2190 | 1922 | 1465 | 1269 | 1003 | 987 | 752 | 668 | 565 | 556 | 469 | 469 | 271 | 257 | 103 | 101 | 86 | 68 | 273 | 326 | 335 | 263 | 220 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 71 | 107 | 253 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 70 | 48 | 57 | 57 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | E 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 110 | 187 | 253 | 153 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 32 | 90 | 196 | 206 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 290 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 266 | 186 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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