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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 06 Mar 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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
E
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111288910121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154152149149969694949385909574221993113270420891979184016721652154413781302
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
25
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
1.76
5:25PM
1.60
5:41AM
1.67
5:49PM
1.52
6:04AM
1.56
6:12PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
-0.01
11:23AM
0.07
11:27PM
0.06
11:47AM
0.15
11:51PM
0.15
12:11PM
0.25
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---5:54-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------6:31-------6:30-------6:30-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------1111---1
Temp. °C262423242424242423232321212222201918171819212120
Feels °C (?)292525252627272726252214131214141617161819191818
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