Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1075
1059
551
537
665
515
431
378
396
1087
1070
1189
1170
988
957
722
607
207
240
200
160
125
132
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:21PM1.56m
6:32AM1.44m
7:10PM1.49m
7:19AM1.32m
8:01PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:59AM0.12m
00:28AM0.28m
12:43PM0.20m
1:19AM0.38m
1:29PM0.29m
2:14AM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
17
15
17
16
14
14
13
11
13
14
15
17
16
14
14
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1207
1075
1059
551
537
665
515
431
378
396
1087
1070
1189
1170
988
957
722
607
207
240
131
107
105
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
E
9
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
123
15
397
229
14
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
9
7
180
96
200
160
125
132
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
17
16
1
15
15
8
94
52
31
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
S
8
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
1
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
16
27
31
69
111
145
191
270
4
8
37
88
143
228
209
211
228
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1
114
39
1
1
1
1
1
1
997
1
0
0
0
0
0
266
434
434
266
37
0
10
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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