Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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)
6
6
7
3
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.1
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5770
6322
5820
2233
1314
2068
3488
3785
3344
2845
2282
1833
1562
1236
1215
1012
851
778
723
593
469
398
350
298
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27AM1.49m
5:57PM1.50m
5:59AM1.46m
6:30PM1.49m
6:34AM1.41m
7:07PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.29m
11:40AM0.17m
11:58PM0.31m
12:11PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:45PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
15
19
20
19
18
16
15
15
15
19
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
8
8
10
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
12
17
16
16
16
13
12
12
11
15
16
16
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.1
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2795
3144
2883
2233
1314
2068
3488
3785
3344
2845
2282
1833
1562
1236
1215
1012
851
778
723
593
469
398
350
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
1.7
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
E
11
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
14
14
35
32
698
367
52
51
47
71
71
71
68
66
66
65
33
48
48
65
41
41
38
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
4
32
31
53
52
51
72
71
71
8
15
14
32
25
40
39
39
39
41
41
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
5770
6322
5820
7
8
35
42
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
187
163
6
1
39
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
70
0
0
0
0
0
43
266
186
3
0
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Rating
(10 max)
9
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
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