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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 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
24.4° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
E
0.6
E
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.8
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.8
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)11886611131515141414141414141413888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84111471111231452356791371778778668659668577519421408378527588603470373
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.45
6:42AM
1.47
7:01PM
1.28
7:27AM
1.26
8:01PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.18
12:25AM
0.23
12:55PM
0.34
1:07AM
0.42
1:46PM
0.53
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset----6:10-------6:08-------6:07---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-211------------------92
Temp. °C222222232222222121212222232323222122262726252322
Feels °C (?)202019212122232020202119202022202122252624272420
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