Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
18.4°C
2.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
E
9
1.6
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
6
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
22
20
15
23
82
202
252
229
207
144
102
73
22
65
70
287
138
149
146
193
279
95
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:29PM1.76m
3:41AM1.67m
4:00PM1.82m
4:12AM1.69m
4:29PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.03m
9:39PM0.04m
9:45AM-0.03m
10:09PM0.00m
10:14AM-0.05m
10:38PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
23
25
29
28
22
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
24
28
27
21
17
15
19
17
18
17
18
19
21
18
19
17
17
18
18
16
17
17
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