Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.6
S
7
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SE
9
2
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
331
237
308
161
263
356
451
233
1367
2004
2326
2049
1773
884
1090
948
827
766
540
558
222
302
303
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
SSW
15
S
10
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:50AM1.33m
7:17PM1.38m
7:37AM1.16m
8:19PM1.19m
9:14AM1.01m
10:43PM1.09m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.31m
12:55PM0.33m
1:36AM0.46m
1:46PM0.51m
2:53AM0.62m
3:33PM0.67m
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cloud
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thunderstorm
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heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
4
3
8
21
9
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
22
24
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
20
17
21
23
22
22
20
18
16
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
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