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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 7 pm Tuesday 26 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
116 | 83 | 73 | 41 | 159 | 59 | 90 | 80 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 60 | 140 | 280 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 305 | 417 | 532 | 708 | 726 | 683 | 649 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:09AM1.39m | 1:35PM1.25m | 1:48AM1.44m | 2:14PM1.32m | 2:24AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.46m | 7:32AM0.40m | 7:30PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 45 | 34 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 90 | 80 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 17 | 79 | 280 | 270 | 264 | 258 | 305 | 417 | 532 | 708 | 726 | 683 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SSW 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 83 | 73 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 10 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 16 | 60 | 140 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 24 | 34 | 83 | 159 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 50 | 50 | 50 | — | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 289 | 186 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 114 |
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