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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 10 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
24.4° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
1
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)15151414141614151414141413131313131212121212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60107103979212241311110614014514312011613313110610198731111094546
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
S
15
SE
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
12:36AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.79
5:51PM
0.66
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C262526262526252423232221212223242322222222222324
Feels °C (?)272523242325212121232323232425252725242524252625
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