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Whale Rock Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | |
674 | 641 | 455 | 811 | 773 | 669 | 334 | 536 | 321 | 250 | 183 | 178 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 90 | 188 | 178 | 120 | 113 | 148 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.38m | 2:57AM1.51m | 3:20PM1.42m | 3:29AM1.52m | 3:52PM1.44m | 4:00AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.22m | 9:17PM0.28m | 9:41AM0.20m | 9:49PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 674 | 641 | 455 | 811 | 773 | 669 | 334 | 536 | 321 | 108 | 146 | 135 | 98 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 52 | 41 | 33 | 188 | 100 | 85 | 84 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | E 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 74 | 250 | 183 | 178 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 90 | 34 | 178 | 120 | 113 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | 48 | — | 28 | 20 | 19 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 86 | 91 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 86 | 108 | 165 | 152 | 184 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 643 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 289 | 289 | 70 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 221 | 289 | 289 | 133 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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