Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
784
722
650
580
580
514
535
639
663
588
517
442
434
354
303
290
290
284
237
237
237
269
499
493
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM1.65m
4:42PM1.68m
4:55AM1.65m
5:23PM1.71m
5:33AM1.60m
6:02PM1.69m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.02m
10:48PM0.10m
11:05AM0.00m
11:30PM0.13m
11:42AM0.03m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
15
17
17
17
16
16
14
15
18
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
16
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