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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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
21.7° 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 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
S
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.3
ENE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
0.4
SW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1212121212121211119999996999966168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12331122589500710299299204197125125999910110210076735353122876647
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
1.45
2:01AM
1.33
2:11PM
1.52
2:32AM
1.40
2:40PM
1.56
3:01AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.32
7:56AM
0.33
8:27PM
0.25
8:27AM
0.28
8:54PM
0.19
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:52-
Sunset--6:39-------6:40-------6:42-----
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-------------------1122
Temp. °C181818181817171719191918171615182122222020191920
Feels °C (?)141415161616161516141414141314171818191820192021
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