Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
22.1° C

1.3°C warmer than 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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s 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 (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.2
NE
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
350
304
228
224
191
156
129
124
102
82
80
61
61
102
97
102
134
123
120
131
134
180
160
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:07PM1.47m
7:12AM1.33m
7:49PM1.43m
7:59AM1.25m
8:40PM1.38m
9:00AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.38m
1:23PM0.29m
2:03AM0.43m
2:09PM0.37m
3:03AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
18
18
22
23
21
22
22
22
22
23
28
25
20
18
17
18
18
19
27
21
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
14
14
18
19
17
19
17
17
17
18
25
22
18
17
16
16
15
15
24
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
406
350
304
228
224
191
156
129
124
44
72
82
70
70
70
61
67
55
55
52
50
134
180
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
41
40
28
24
27
18
20
20
20
102
82
80
61
61
47
46
102
134
123
120
131
48
36
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
S
8
0.3
SW
13
0.3
E
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
38
26
40
40
37
21
21
13
27
20
39
37
36
21
102
97
45
43
9
22
22
22
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
7
25
65
86
69
22
38
98
181
189
4
9
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
186
10
0
0
0
0
3
43
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
289
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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