Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
SSW
12
1
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
209
0
131
96
120
113
101
94
127
145
138
138
121
109
69
40
94
127
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
45
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
5
E
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:25PM1.72m
4:40AM1.58m
4:51PM1.64m
5:06AM1.51m
5:16PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.06m
10:39AM0.11m
10:59PM0.13m
11:06AM0.20m
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cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
26
21
20
19
19
20
21
22
20
19
20
20
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24
24
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24
Feels °C
27
15
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27
25
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