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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313121288812128888881212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)659659668519497408331303238178169302196138123117110138169153130181217213
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
5
NW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
E
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
1.28
7:27AM
1.26
8:01PM
1.10
8:51AM
1.07
10:49PM
1.01
12:01PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.42
1:46PM
0.53
2:13AM
0.63
3:37PM
0.68
5:26AM
0.71
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset6:08-------6:07-------6:07-------
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222212022262726242423222223232423232223232627
Feels °C (?)191820181822252525262822202123242625272426252728
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