Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.8° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
1
2
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
656
770
635
676
481
419
450
488
329
329
289
451
411
419
282
219
170
160
132
133
111
111
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:24AM0.98m
7:58PM0.97m
12:13PM0.92m
00:35AM0.99m
1:24PM1.08m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.65m
1:35PM0.74m
3:45AM0.77m
6:19PM0.79m
7:03AM0.66m
7:27PM0.64m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
14
17
20
17
19
19
19
20
20
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
23
21
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