Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1
S
7
1
SSE
7
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
10
2.3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
112
117
440
431
408
445
563
700
828
942
861
770
637
588
601
501
453
575
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM1.05m
12:15PM1.15m
00:44AM1.17m
1:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.70m
5:36AM0.61m
6:38PM0.58m
6:56AM0.46m
7:34PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
20
20
19
18
17
20
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
24
27
26
19
18
14
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
16
19
19
20
19
18
19
19
20
23
27
25
12
11
6
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