Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.6° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
136
136
257
501
561
440
440
425
419
845
313
327
606
496
223
1571
2034
1913
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:59PM1.42m
7:06AM1.24m
7:29PM1.27m
7:37AM1.10m
8:07PM1.12m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.42m
1:10PM0.43m
1:42AM0.55m
1:43PM0.58m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
20
23
21
20
18
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
19
20
20
18
16
18
20
19
16
12
11
11
12
15
15
17
17
17
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