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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
21.7° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.3
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121111999999699996616815151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)710299260204197125125125991011061057474535312677664756545451
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
SW
15
S
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.33
2:11PM
1.52
2:32AM
1.40
2:40PM
1.56
3:01AM
1.45
3:08PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
0.33
8:27PM
0.25
8:27AM
0.28
8:54PM
0.19
8:56AM
0.23
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise--4:54-------4:54-------4:52-----
Sunset------6:40-------6:42-------6:43-
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------112111-
Temp. °C181818181919191918171518222221201919192120212120
Feels °C (?)161616161615141515141317191717181818202119212019
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