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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 SAST
Forecast 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
21.8° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
0.9
SE
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)7119889121212121212121211999999996
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)355202398400459471123311555894363592992992301971571259999101997474108
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
1.24
1:40PM
1.45
2:01AM
1.33
2:11PM
1.52
2:32AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.42
7:22AM
0.40
7:59PM
0.32
7:56AM
0.33
8:27PM
0.25
8:27AM
0.28
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise----4:54-------4:54-------4:54---
Sunset6:38-------6:39-------6:40-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11331111---------1------
Temp. °C201918181818181818181817171818192019181716182222
Feels °C (?)161615141414141516171716161615151515151515171918
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