Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
20.9°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
372
264
261
257
250
328
407
440
351
257
196
193
133
133
178
257
253
236
229
232
261
257
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
10
N
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
5
SE
25
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM1.74m
3:17AM1.61m
3:31PM1.78m
3:46AM1.64m
3:58PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.09m
9:14PM0.06m
9:17AM0.04m
9:42PM0.02m
9:45AM0.03m
10:08PM0.02m
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5:28
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4
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Temp °C
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
22
26
25
27
24
21
Feels °C
19
18
19
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
20
22
21
23
25
22
22
23
28
25
28
22
22
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