Whale Rock Surf Break
Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whale Rock

Issued: 7 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
22.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)--
Afternoon (02 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
E
9
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
49
35
35
56
65
69
90
225
523
1232
1344
1897
1795
2017
2092
1815
1880
1880
2089
2798
1628
1270
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
ENE
10
NNE
40
SW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:56PM1.42m
5:03AM1.46m
5:30PM1.40m
5:36AM1.41m
6:07PM1.36m
6:11AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.31m
11:17AM0.24m
11:29PM0.36m
11:51AM0.27m
00:06AM0.42m
12:28PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
6:54
6:56
6:56
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
3
1
4
1
2
3
9
3
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
19
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
19
18
18
19
7
10
12
15
14
13
12
12
10
6
7
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.6
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
2.4
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
0.6
E
9
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
37
36
36
35
35
35
34
34
90
225
523
32
1344
1897
1795
2017
2092
1815
1880
1880
2089
57
1613
1236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
E
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
E
8
1.4
SSW
10
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
56
56
49
31
31
56
65
69
33
175
158
32
435
70
46
46
45
45
63
71
76
42
40
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
5
14
11
10
10
5
6
26
82
48
32
32
268
55
45
44
40
14
36
22
14
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
0.6
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
5
2.3
S
11
2.1
SW
10
2.3
SSW
10
1.6
SW
6
3
S
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
6
15
19
24
27
24
24
14
46
109
68
1232
828
1042
177
2798
1628
1270
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
23
1
1
1
10
0
1
39
289
261
3
154
1
1
0
16
1
1
0
20
238
238
290
594
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
4
1
5
4
4
4
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
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