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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 03 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
24.8° 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 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121211111111111113131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132110328626225143963262652571901611581231191071051051037865149170159157
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
20
S
10
SSE
0
SE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.74
4:05PM
1.66
4:24AM
1.80
4:33PM
1.68
4:51AM
1.80
5:00PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
10:09PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.02
10:36PM
-0.04
10:58AM
0.03
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---5:52-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------6:36-------6:35-------6:32-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C191818192324242322202022242625242322222526262424
Feels °C (?)181716172020202121212124252523222222242726282825
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