Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
217
441
425
387
372
264
261
257
250
328
342
440
351
286
245
193
172
131
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:31PM1.66m
2:47AM1.55m
3:02PM1.74m
3:17AM1.61m
3:31PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.14m
8:47AM0.09m
9:14PM0.06m
9:17AM0.04m
9:42PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
22
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
20
18
17
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
19
20
21
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22
23
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