Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is

22.2°C

Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SE 9	SE 11	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 6	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	90	59	59	56	40	54	40	38	31	90	68	68	117	92	78	82	85	109	125	125	94	106	53
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	N	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide		6:41AM1.33m				7:01PM1.27m				7:52AM1.21m					8:21PM1.11m				9:47AM1.15m				10:32PM1.05m
Low Tide				12:47PM0.44m				1:20AM0.45m					2:05PM0.60m				2:48AM0.56m				4:19PM0.65m


	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
Temp °C	19	20	23	23	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	22	20	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	18	19	22	22	21	21	24	21	22	22	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ENE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 10	E 10	S 6
kJ	90	441	59	56	40	54	365	314	273	197	137	110	101	81	65	57	54	80	66	68	94	50	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 7	E 10	E 10	SW 13	SW 12	E 10
kJ	44	59	39	37	37	36	40	38	19	90	68	68	69	48	58	38	40	39	125	125	40	37	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 13	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SE 11	SW 15	SSW 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	NE 8	SW 14	SW 14	E 10	SW 13	SW 13	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 12
kJ	10	41	—	—	—	—	34	30	31	9	11	21	21	33	15	53	52	53	44	43	3	3	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 5
kJ	429	709	441	429	429	408	632	—	1	18	50	96	117	92	78	82	85	109	51	49	75	106	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mapuzi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Presleys Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	1	3	3	1	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	37	43	114	114	186	113	0	3	1	39	39	446	402	238	114	114	39	221	238	266	39	23	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Igoda	Yellow sands Point	Hole-in-the-Wall	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)				Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga				Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	2	2	1	1				2	2	2				2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Dias Beach Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Holbaai Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	3	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Nunoshima Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Boat Basin Lefts Guam	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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