Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.1° 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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s 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 (22 Jun)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
S
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
242
231
492
603
763
772
754
702
554
446
435
429
429
408
305
293
285
175
175
237
233
202
326
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SSE
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
10
NE
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:12AM1.12m
10:03PM1.27m
10:29AM1.07m
11:13PM1.24m
11:51AM1.07m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.55m
3:16PM0.49m
4:29AM0.59m
4:26PM0.56m
5:44AM0.58m
5:43PM0.58m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<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>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
24
22
21
21
21
21
22
26
27
24
22
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
19
19
22
23
20
19
19
19
18
19
23
24
23
19
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
61
242
61
492
603
763
772
754
702
554
446
435
429
429
408
305
293
285
175
175
237
233
202
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
S
4
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
186
54
186
42
42
41
42
35
33
34
35
35
3
48
48
48
48
36
36
37
37
27
13
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
18
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
37
28
231
17
19
24
18
13
7
18
7
7
3
4
3
3
1
96
80
28
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
81
81
94
36
88
5
6
5
5
5
15
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
43
3
0
0
0
0
0
43
43
1
1
1
1
1
39
114
6
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
5
5
5
8
7
8
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
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