Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
4
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
0.4
SSW
11
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
1.2
E
10
1.7
SSE
7
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.2
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1908
1496
1231
1000
41
802
725
640
640
573
573
26
395
842
509
323
302
301
250
250
290
484
555
1025
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
N
10
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
WSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:34AM1.52m
5:48PM1.56m
5:59AM1.41m
6:12PM1.42m
6:23AM1.28m
6:36PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.13m
11:35AM0.15m
11:56PM0.24m
12:00PM0.28m
00:22AM0.37m
12:26PM0.43m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
3
2
3
6
3
2
5
3
3
3
5
Temp °C
18
18
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
22
22
23
22
20
19
17
12
12
11
12
12
10
13
12
12
12
12
12
10
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