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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 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
24.5° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
SW
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)11131013131019181871213161514141414141413141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10517573444418573230924245551217571220106182272263062166276896911271905
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNW
20
W
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
S
25
S
10
S
5
NNE
10
N
20
N
15
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
1.64
5:13AM
1.73
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.07
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:35-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232626262625232225232221191818182223222019181616
Feels °C (?)222525262218151216151618171615162222201816121211
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