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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 31 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
24.9° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
E
1.8
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)101011661110101099991613131414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17017315615823582784645434226266244465354524846442727
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.65
3:12PM
1.55
3:27AM
1.73
3:40PM
1.61
3:53AM
1.77
4:06PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.14
9:13PM
0.09
9:37AM
0.07
9:40PM
0.04
10:03AM
0.04
10:06PM
0.03
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
221--11-----------------
Temp. °C232325242424232322232625242423232223252524232221
Feels °C (?)242424222222222321232523212121222121222119191818
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