Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.8° C
1.4° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
13
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
627
706
823
1818
2033
1966
1900
1776
1627
1462
1386
1216
1176
1061
903
776
650
573
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:33PM1.66m
5:38AM1.57m
6:02PM1.65m
6:08AM1.51m
6:33PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.17m
11:45AM0.07m
00:09AM0.20m
12:15PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
14
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
10
12
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
16
18
17
16
15
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