Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is

21.6° C

Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (19 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	3	3	3	1	2	4	4	2	3	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	396	441	396	360	589	857	961	976	970	899	1227	761	689	614	561	551	551	433	425	400	400	428	498
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	E	ESE	ENE	N	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	W	S	SE	E	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						7:18PM1.51m				7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m					8:04AM1.18m				8:41PM1.26m
Low Tide				12:52PM0.20m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m					2:08AM0.49m				2:08PM0.45m


	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	19	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	18	19	18	17	16	15	14	15	18	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	16	14	18	18	18	17	18	12	12	13	17	17	17	15	15	14	13	13	17	17	18	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 15
kJ	396	441	396	360	589	857	961	976	970	899	846	761	689	614	561	551	551	433	425	400	400	393	498
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 6	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SE 12
kJ	323	149	234	262	242	71	77	52	52	68	379	269	205	159	274	206	158	117	73	229	357	428	259
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 14	E 10	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	ESE 14
kJ	94	221	215	179	71	75	49	48	31	51	33	31	67	86	30	16	16	95	151	66	15	15	131
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	SSW 5	SSW 6	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	44	145	1227	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	274	113	0	0	6	1	0	0	39	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	39	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)		Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Hole-in-the-Wall	Queensberry Bay	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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