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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 14 Nov 2025 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
21.8° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (14 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
0.9
SE
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
S
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)9999999127891197891312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3183333072872421881542403714374312023983583113991152677508639359299260226
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18PM
1.27
12:43AM
1.14
1:04PM
1.37
1:26AM
1.24
1:40PM
1.45
2:01AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.53
6:40AM
0.48
7:27PM
0.42
7:22AM
0.40
7:59PM
0.32
7:56AM
0.33
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Sunrise------4:54-------4:54-------4:54-
Sunset--6:38-------6:38-------6:39-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------135111111----1
Temp. °C212120201919202122222018181817181919181817171717
Feels °C (?)151413151818161717181716161414141516161716161616
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