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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
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 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101212121211111313131319191818131213161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)657741683461317138105178114444477323020561810129715311220956822722630
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
E
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
20
NE
35
NE
35
NE
10
NNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.64
5:13AM
1.73
5:34PM
1.55
5:52AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
-0.03
10:50AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.03
11:26AM
0.07
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222020191919242726262825232326232320202018182223
Feels °C (?)181817151517222424272318141418161918181715172221
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whale Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest