Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
1.4
SSW
5
0.5
SW
12
1.1
S
6
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
129
142
217
197
198
487
612
581
544
372
325
261
253
183
154
114
113
2
106
74
72
99
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
0
SSW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
NNE
30
SW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:32AM1.41m
5:41PM1.41m
5:59AM1.29m
6:07PM1.27m
6:30AM1.16m
6:38PM1.14m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.31m
11:52PM0.34m
12:00PM0.44m
00:23AM0.47m
12:33PM0.58m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
24
24
24
22
22
22
21
22
22
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
21
22
23
23
23
23
21
24
26
26
27
26
26
23
19
20
18
18
21
20
20
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