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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 12 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 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121188111514141312136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145143139116961862151571297316193444345432342817763606484
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
20
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------111--------------
Temp. °C232222232323242322222122222323222121212225262826
Feels °C (?)262424242524262622221921212325232222222325252924
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