Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.7° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
E
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
172
160
132
132
111
111
111
113
90
94
181
173
81
134
145
171
187
166
163
146
103
67
101
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
S
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:35AM0.99m
1:24PM1.08m
1:26AM1.14m
1:53PM1.25m
1:58AM1.29m
2:18PM1.41m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.66m
7:27PM0.64m
7:38AM0.50m
7:57PM0.49m
8:04AM0.35m
8:24PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
24
27
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
19
18
17
18
17
19
20
24
25
14
16
16
17
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