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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
4
5
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121315151414141414141314131313131314151716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2209620101415051061930722630621569722561147120362117283232872560214034973127275126822368
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:30AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
1:51PM
0.51
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C232119191919222323211917161720212019171616171719
Feels °C (?)181817171616222220191511101113131213131214161615
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