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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
25.5° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s

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
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.6
E
0.6
SW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212788889998877888811118127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111111111181219331666623484529435257169131102616061637830351116209
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
10
NW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.12
8:58AM
1.15
10:14PM
0.98
11:49AM
1.08
1:06AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.51
2:17AM
0.55
3:40PM
0.66
4:33AM
0.69
6:41PM
0.63
7:16AM
0.59
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:50
Sunset--6:44-------6:43-------6:42-----
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-714---------------17751
Temp. °C242623202222222426262523222221222425252422212020
Feels °C (?)272824212019202322232424222322242425252623181718
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