Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
53
33
33
41
41
28
22
20
15
23
82
202
252
229
207
144
102
73
68
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:56PM1.63m
3:09AM1.60m
3:29PM1.76m
3:41AM1.67m
4:00PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.15m
9:06PM0.14m
9:14AM0.03m
9:39PM0.04m
9:45AM-0.03m
10:09PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
24
29
27
21
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
22
21
20
21
21
20
21
23
28
27
20
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
19
20
19
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