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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 25 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
24.6° 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 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
E
1.4
E
0.8
SSW
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)131288881212118888131212881277778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23817846330222716312310497110113117157242213213239221181150150128131145
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NE
10
WNW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
1.10
8:51AM
1.07
10:49PM
1.01
12:01PM
1.05
1:00AM
1.16
1:23PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.63
3:37PM
0.68
5:26AM
0.71
6:32PM
0.61
7:21AM
0.56
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:11--
Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:06-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C262524222221232323232322222325262525252524252724
Feels °C (?)252527202019222324252524242525262627272626272923
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