Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
459
345
265
151
142
103
80
78
125
362
534
754
833
949
1346
1410
1179
1016
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:52AM1.18m
2:23PM1.22m
2:26AM1.31m
2:51PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.63m
8:11AM0.49m
8:22PM0.50m
8:39AM0.35m
8:51PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
15
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
19
19
Feels °C
18
19
16
15
14
15
18
18
19
18
16
16
14
15
17
18
17
18
17
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