Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
S
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
576
512
519
461
443
362
316
253
253
261
425
367
347
479
657
1014
1014
730
623
657
652
667
255
179
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.05m
00:36AM1.24m
1:28PM1.20m
1:50AM1.37m
2:25PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.59m
5:54PM0.59m
7:11AM0.48m
7:30PM0.46m
8:12AM0.32m
8:30PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
5
9
6
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
23
28
22
19
17
16
17
17
18
19
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
15
15
16
21
26
19
17
15
14
15
15
13
14
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
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