Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
8
1
SSW
9
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
1.1
E
10
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
E
5
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
161
154
184
146
226
217
54
51
44
231
28
18
17
31
46
120
204
236
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:02PM1.78m
5:12AM1.64m
5:31PM1.75m
5:42AM1.57m
6:02PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.05m
11:15AM0.00m
11:41PM0.09m
11:45AM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
19
18
20
19
16
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