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: 1 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.5° 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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (08 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
394
394
340
331
282
277
233
233
188
184
140
137
106
138
133
108
168
170
217
269
199
161
161
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM1.15m
9:40PM1.28m
10:05AM1.12m
10:52PM1.33m
11:26AM1.15m
00:00AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.47m
4:04AM0.55m
4:11PM0.48m
5:22AM0.49m
5:24PM0.45m
6:29AM0.39m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
21
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
19
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
Feels °C
20
21
19
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
461
394
394
340
331
282
277
233
233
188
184
140
137
106
138
133
108
116
170
217
101
139
161
161
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
9
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
11
54
54
102
99
40
31
21
13
13
14
15
8
57
57
60
67
2
2
80
269
199
149
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
52
10
9
97
91
91
88
85
84
82
53
7
2
76
69
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
1
E
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
29
6
31
65
65
43
34
23
168
344
115
188
145
142
194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
266
266
289
70
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
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