Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.8° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
5
5
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1581
1859
1657
2284
3017
3154
2815
2776
2517
2187
1922
1713
1491
1336
1538
1538
1514
1314
1258
1100
794
748
514
374
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
0
NNW
5
W
5
S
25
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:11PM1.32m
12:00PM1.13m
00:35AM1.36m
1:20PM1.23m
1:45AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.50m
5:48AM0.49m
5:57PM0.49m
7:07AM0.40m
7:18PM0.40m
8:09AM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
16
15
14
15
16
17
16
17
18
16
16
12
14
15
16
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