Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
266
419
573
615
514
491
476
367
292
361
510
176
94
193
596
606
624
534
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
10
NNE
35
SW
20
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
5
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:43PM1.57m
2:53AM1.54m
3:09PM1.70m
3:20AM1.63m
3:36PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.20m
8:55AM0.10m
9:17PM0.08m
9:22AM0.01m
9:45PM-0.00m
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Temp °C
21
21
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20
20
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23
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22
20
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20
Feels °C
22
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25
17
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22
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