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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 06 Apr 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151414151514141414141414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)310035943016221216901614165918221939181717651731142112701155972799690581484365294289232
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.41
5:55AM
1.42
6:11PM
1.30
6:20AM
1.29
6:40PM
1.17
6:51AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.30
12:06PM
0.34
12:13AM
0.43
12:36PM
0.46
12:43AM
0.56
1:17PM
0.60
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C222119181818202121201919181922242322222222242627
Feels °C (?)171616151617192020191819181920212020212222232527
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