Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.2° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
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)
0.8
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.2
SSW
13
1.1
E
11
0.3
SW
12
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
4
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
432
347
340
296
375
442
457
524
235
284
18
302
23
707
694
11
15
416
346
339
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:32PM1.77m
5:40AM1.59m
6:02PM1.69m
6:09AM1.49m
6:31PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:14AM-0.03m
11:39PM0.10m
11:43AM0.04m
00:10AM0.19m
12:12PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
20
22
20
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
19
21
19
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
17
18
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