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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
24.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.1
S
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.2
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313136891012121212111113101313196718101213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)848235219138560551867157931725614310520573444472652163171716521139
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
15
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
10
NNW
15
W
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
S
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
1.87
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.64
5:13AM
1.73
5:34PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
-0.04
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.03
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.07
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262424222423222021201919232626262626232326242321
Feels °C (?)222320151819191718171718202425272420161417172019
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