Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.1° 

Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
82
202
252
229
207
144
102
73
68
65
58
90
86
96
306
182
163
136
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
5
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:29PM1.76m
3:41AM1.67m
4:00PM1.82m
4:12AM1.69m
4:29PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.04m
9:45AM-0.03m
10:09PM0.00m
10:14AM-0.05m
10:38PM0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
19
21
20
19
20
18
18
18
18
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