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Whale Rock Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 522 | 326 | 257 | 237 | 164 | 121 | 418 | 258 | 257 | 161 | 113 | 92 | 78 | 136 | 539 | 613 | 406 | 328 | 242 | 133 | 94 | 136 | 289 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:23PM 1.64 | 4:38AM 1.53 | 4:47PM 1.57 | 5:04AM 1.46 | 5:12PM 1.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM 0.13 | 10:32PM 0.11 | 10:38AM 0.18 | 10:57PM 0.17 | 11:04AM 0.25 | 11:24PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Whale Rock (light winds from the N at Coffee Bay 8 km from Whale Rock). A 1.7m groundswell from the SSW
2 h 24 min ago
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