Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1.3
ESE
9
0.5
SSW
15
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
451
411
413
282
219
172
160
129
132
108
111
111
111
90
264
121
210
117
173
215
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:13PM0.92m
00:35AM0.99m
1:24PM1.08m
1:26AM1.14m
1:53PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.79m
7:03AM0.66m
7:27PM0.64m
7:38AM0.50m
7:57PM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
24
22
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
21
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
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