Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
18.3°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 93mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
E
10
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
2.3
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
361
360
220
367
317
432
458
546
575
594
623
1027
1202
865
792
651
847
826
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:12PM1.42m
6:23AM1.28m
6:36PM1.27m
6:48AM1.13m
7:04PM1.12m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.37m
12:26PM0.43m
00:49AM0.51m
12:53PM0.58m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
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mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
4
3
1
5
8
6
8
10
7
4
7
10
7
2
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
16
17
Feels °C
13
9
11
10
12
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
13
14
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