Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
2
S
7
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1024
970
536
833
594
460
331
241
254
161
217
356
194
377
1494
2105
2375
2049
1810
947
1132
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
25
NNE
10
NE
20
SSW
15
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:36PM1.54m
6:50AM1.33m
7:17PM1.38m
7:37AM1.16m
8:19PM1.19m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.18m
00:49AM0.31m
12:55PM0.33m
1:36AM0.46m
1:46PM0.51m
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cloud
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
8
3
12
10
12
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
22
23
22
21
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
19
18
19
19
19
16
22
22
22
20
17
18
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
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