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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 May 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.3
NE
6
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
1.6
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
1
NE
6
0.8
E
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
E
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
E
9
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
186
178
158
113
146
154
162
126
171
81
76
68
68
96
56
71
56
55
125
130
132
153
118
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:52PM1.44m
4:00AM1.52m
4:24PM1.44m
4:32AM1.49m
4:56PM1.42m
5:03AM1.46m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.27m
10:12AM0.20m
10:22PM0.28m
10:44AM0.21m
10:55PM0.31m
11:17AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
5:06
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
24
24
22
21
21
21
21
21
27
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
17
17
18
17
17
16
21
21
20
19
18
18
17
18
25
19
20
18
16
15
14
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
14
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
212
186
65
43
33
35
26
162
126
95
101
66
40
33
96
22
71
52
55
38
37
22
34
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
35
35
178
158
113
146
154
30
23
120
81
76
38
67
61
36
56
56
32
24
24
33
65
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
9
36
39
44
31
31
22
22
15
14
15
68
38
14
56
6
5
5
18
35
12
28
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
Energy kJ
50
70
106
88
101
69
39
37
53
171
150
147
95
68
1
19
41
88
125
130
132
153
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
289
70
3
0
0
0
16
266
221
37
0
0
0
0
0
54
154
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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