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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 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | |
254 | 236 | 145 | 100 | 132 | 168 | 178 | 178 | 251 | 2650 | 4523 | 4759 | 4142 | 3224 | 2287 | 1781 | 1259 | 1286 | 1411 | 1672 | 2134 | 2101 | 5295 | 3091 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:46PM1.21m | 6:52AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
— | 1 | 22 | 29 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 254 | 236 | 90 | 100 | 132 | 168 | 178 | 178 | 131 | 2650 | 4523 | 4759 | 4142 | 3224 | 2287 | 1781 | 1259 | 969 | 1402 | 1672 | 2134 | 2101 | 3219 | 3091 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 63 | 94 | 145 | 9 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 140 | 251 | 1538 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 45 | 593 | 626 | 366 | 346 | 216 | 395 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 40 | 120 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 98 | 238 | 155 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | ENE 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | W 4 | SW 9 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | W 4 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 149 | 52 | 229 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 29 | 178 | 993 | 1286 | 1411 | 17 | 1580 | 12 | 5295 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 54 | 154 | 214 | 238 | 238 | 240 | 203 | 238 | 214 | 54 |
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