Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.8° C
1.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
490
554
578
603
627
706
823
1657
1869
1906
1723
1600
1517
1333
1260
1194
1100
954
886
761
720
637
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:33PM1.66m
5:38AM1.57m
6:02PM1.65m
6:08AM1.51m
6:33PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:17AM0.05m
11:37PM0.17m
11:45AM0.07m
00:09AM0.20m
12:15PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
10
15
16
16
17
15
14
13
12
16
17
17
16
15
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