Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2068
3384
3785
3344
2894
2327
1906
1536
1236
1100
995
836
765
593
528
420
398
309
268
224
191
159
150
122
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
0
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:57PM1.50m
5:59AM1.46m
6:30PM1.49m
6:34AM1.41m
7:07PM1.47m
7:12AM1.33m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.31m
12:11PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:45PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:23PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
15
16
20
21
19
18
16
16
15
15
19
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
22
22
Feels °C
15
17
15
13
12
13
18
17
16
17
13
13
12
11
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
2068
3384
3785
3344
2894
2327
1906
1536
1236
1100
995
836
765
593
528
420
398
309
268
224
191
159
150
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
445
119
52
47
71
71
71
68
67
66
65
57
40
85
66
60
41
26
43
37
41
29
30
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
SW
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
53
52
51
28
71
71
8
15
14
28
27
40
31
41
41
41
38
40
25
38
37
21
21
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
0.6
NNE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1325
7
4
26
41
86
137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
54
0
0
0
0
0
43
221
186
3
0
0
0
0
0
114
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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