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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
23.8° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.4
E
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.6
SE
9
3
SSE
11
2.5
S
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.7
S
12
2.2
SW
10
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
198
195
240
189
186
100
176
149
151
183
376
1841
1686
3091
3190
2492
2136
1570
1183
952
870
967
2777
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
W
25
WNW
10
NW
15
W
25
WNW
20
NNE
30
NW
30
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM1.48m
5:32PM1.38m
5:40AM1.39m
6:05PM1.30m
6:12AM1.30m
6:46PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.26m
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
11:54AM0.33m
00:05AM0.45m
12:31PM0.42m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
2
2
4
10
10
10
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
23
24
22
21
19
18
17
19
20
20
18
18
18
22
20
21
20
21
23
20
20
20
19
14
20
20
16
16
12
12
9
11
9
10
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
1.6
ESE
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.6
SE
9
3
SSE
11
2.5
S
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.2
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.7
S
12
1.8
SSE
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
205
198
195
240
189
186
100
176
149
151
183
376
1841
1686
3091
3190
2492
2136
1570
1183
952
870
960
2777
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SSE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
S
11
0.8
ENE
8
2
SE
10
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1
S
13
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
31
47
62
63
94
59
6
97
84
107
92
256
82
848
10
10
25
9
16
18
340
627
493
366
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
SW
18
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSE
21
Energy kJ
47
24
17
12
11
11
10
10
69
70
137
37
12
92
8
8
6
2
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.6
E
4
1.4
E
5
0.9
S
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
W
3
1.1
W
4
2.1
WSW
6
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
2.2
SW
10
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
20
15
100
86
1
2
3
12
8
8
45
280
807
812
710
967
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
8
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
113
16
154
187
238
238
238
203
238
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whale Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest