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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 03 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
24.2° 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 11AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
0.9
ESE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313161515141488888888121211121413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27272554548071566454347125258213208173449519522404899787799953903
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
5
WNW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
0
E
5
N
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SW
5
W
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
1.76
4:32PM
1.62
4:43AM
1.71
4:57PM
1.58
5:07AM
1.64
5:21PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.03
10:31PM
0.06
10:52AM
0.07
10:56PM
0.11
11:16AM
0.13
11:21PM
0.19
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-6:15-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----5:57-------5:54-------5:53---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1461
Temp. °C212225262523222323242625252423222122232322212120
Feels °C (?)181920202020232021222524282724222122232222222418
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