Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
772
745
702
554
446
435
429
429
408
305
293
226
175
175
196
249
187
378
289
272
268
392
397
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
E
10
NNE
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03PM1.27m
10:29AM1.07m
11:13PM1.24m
11:51AM1.07m
00:20AM1.24m
12:59PM1.12m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.49m
4:29AM0.59m
4:26PM0.56m
5:44AM0.58m
5:43PM0.58m
6:49AM0.53m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
22
25
27
24
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
23
24
23
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
17
18
17
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
763
772
745
702
554
446
435
429
429
408
305
293
226
175
175
196
249
187
378
289
272
268
392
397
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
S
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SE
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
41
37
36
35
35
26
26
8
49
52
51
49
36
36
24
24
24
30
25
27
50
33
11
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
24
18
13
12
18
4
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
119
96
122
24
38
104
28
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1
NE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
81
61
91
3
36
75
3
8
10
11
16
25
32
76
112
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
16
6
1
1
1
0
39
401
54
10
0
3
0
10
266
412
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
7
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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