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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 07 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 5PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414141313131312121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182218221939181716101610142112701288972799690581484365353289236232173125888685
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
W
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.30
6:20AM
1.29
6:40PM
1.17
6:51AM
1.16
7:26PM
1.03
7:47AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.34
12:13AM
0.43
12:36PM
0.46
12:43AM
0.56
1:17PM
0.60
1:32AM
0.71
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121202019191922242322222222232626262423222223
Feels °C (?)192020181919191920212020222222232526272323222224
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