Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
396
1087
1170
1293
1253
1080
942
805
267
221
240
196
169
166
132
121
94
73
125
144
186
183
236
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:10PM1.49m
7:19AM1.32m
8:01PM1.42m
8:10AM1.21m
8:58PM1.34m
Low Tide
12:43PM0.20m
1:19AM0.38m
1:29PM0.29m
2:14AM0.48m
2:18PM0.39m
3:16AM0.55m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
18
21
19
17
16
16
17
18
22
23
21
22
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
13
15
16
18
15
14
14
13
13
15
13
12
14
14
14
15
19
20
19
22
20
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
378
396
1087
1170
1293
1253
1080
942
805
267
221
240
127
110
99
84
74
94
73
94
91
70
72
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
230
180
96
196
169
166
132
121
45
57
125
53
186
183
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
18
Energy kJ
8
2
69
51
32
31
29
11
11
39
144
37
28
236
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
9
0.6
NE
3
1
ENE
4
1.5
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
231
335
6
34
118
166
236
201
221
159
76
101
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
114
1
0
0
0
0
0
266
434
418
266
10
0
0
0
16
274
43
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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