Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
4
5
8
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SW
12
2.4
SSW
12
3
SW
11
2.2
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
318
318
305
651
534
491
722
1386
3049
3591
3892
4026
5424
1595
2334
1459
2773
3161
2817
2573
2083
1797
1547
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNE
20
WSW
40
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
SW
15
S
5
SSE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SE
Wind State
cross
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:52PM1.47m
4:57AM1.50m
5:24PM1.49m
5:27AM1.49m
5:57PM1.50m
5:59AM1.46m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.29m
11:09AM0.16m
11:24PM0.29m
11:40AM0.17m
11:58PM0.31m
12:11PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
17
16
15
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
20
21
Feels °C
18
20
17
16
10
12
7
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
14
15
17
13
12
11
11
10
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
E
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
E
9
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
2.2
SSE
12
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
229
190
186
157
651
534
82
242
54
1500
1688
1877
1941
2027
1595
773
1459
2773
3161
2817
2573
2083
1797
1547
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
131
318
318
298
131
103
68
39
25
15
14
59
199
603
412
143
51
72
71
69
71
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
Energy kJ
122
179
234
305
3
4
35
32
54
53
51
80
72
71
14
8
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
106
33
74
491
722
1386
3049
3591
3892
4026
5424
2334
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
6
4
6
8
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
0
3
1
143
54
238
644
594
290
182
115
1
0
0
114
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
7
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
4
9
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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