Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.3° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.7
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
526
408
401
396
441
389
360
544
781
961
993
1059
899
846
761
689
614
614
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:40PM1.62m
6:47AM1.42m
7:18PM1.51m
7:23AM1.30m
7:56PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.28m
12:52PM0.20m
1:27AM0.38m
1:28PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
17
19
20
19
17
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
17
18
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
16
16
13
12
13
17
17
16
15
15
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