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Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
SSW
11
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
96
94
70
79
85
89
103
126
166
214
297
315
358
328
378
290
277
269
261
261
269
261
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
5
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:47AM1.15m
10:32PM1.05m
11:36AM1.24m
00:08AM1.13m
12:41PM1.37m
1:05AM1.25m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.65m
4:48AM0.57m
6:08PM0.56m
6:12AM0.48m
7:06PM0.42m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:03
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5:03
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5:01
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6:28
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6:29
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6:30
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6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
19
19
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
23
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
20
21
18
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
22
25
21
21
22
24
25
25
23
21
20
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