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 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.1
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
463
662
662
631
619
582
582
582
622
611
531
516
562
541
408
408
394
392
338
282
468
361
192
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35PM1.29m
7:40AM1.22m
8:32PM1.27m
8:44AM1.15m
9:40PM1.28m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.37m
1:41AM0.53m
1:59PM0.43m
2:47AM0.56m
3:00PM0.47m
4:04AM0.55m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
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
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
17
22
21
20
19
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
14
13
11
12
17
18
17
17
15
13
12
13
20
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.5
SSW
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
480
341
662
662
631
619
582
582
582
622
611
531
516
562
541
408
408
394
392
338
282
244
192
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.1
E
10
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
308
463
321
271
254
211
203
184
154
138
99
73
51
35
22
28
31
54
82
53
52
237
66
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.5
ENE
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
104
104
9
21
8
8
7
7
28
9
8
8
12
14
31
21
52
5
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SSW
3
1.2
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
5
6
35
38
80
5
74
171
468
361
177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
39
16
0
0
0
0
0
4
186
186
0
0
0
0
0
0
114
154
238
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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