Whale Rock Surf Break
Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whale Rock

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
22.1° 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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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)
3
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1570
1626
1505
1415
1662
1605
874
706
611
726
1247
556
433
367
321
447
638
638
608
608
680
582
572
541
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:07PM1.36m
6:11AM1.35m
6:47PM1.32m
6:50AM1.29m
7:35PM1.29m
7:40AM1.22m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.42m
12:28PM0.32m
00:49AM0.48m
1:10PM0.37m
1:41AM0.53m
1:59PM0.43m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
16
15
15
18
20
19
17
15
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
Feels °C
16
12
10
11
8
7
10
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
12
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1570
1626
1505
1415
1662
1605
874
706
573
488
637
556
433
367
321
447
638
638
608
608
680
582
572
541
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
46
46
63
68
73
71
56
78
87
163
425
350
298
292
303
266
211
173
169
158
169
188
180
136
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
NE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
58
58
38
57
21
40
51
36
35
22
196
186
139
102
132
99
9
21
8
8
7
7
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
6
2.4
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
Energy kJ
341
341
732
506
474
611
726
1247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
0
1
238
238
238
446
372
1
0
0
0
0
3
274
133
16
0
0
0
0
0
266
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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