Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.1° 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) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW 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 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
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 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
7
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5692
2416
2213
3434
3728
3344
2894
2327
1906
1536
1236
1100
995
836
765
650
537
478
406
309
228
224
187
153
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM1.50m
5:59AM1.46m
6:30PM1.49m
6:34AM1.41m
7:07PM1.47m
7:12AM1.33m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.17m
11:58PM0.31m
12:11PM0.19m
00:34AM0.34m
12:45PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
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
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
19
18
17
16
15
15
20
21
19
18
16
16
15
15
19
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
15
16
17
14
13
12
11
18
17
16
16
13
13
12
11
15
17
18
16
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
Energy kJ
2641
1132
2213
3434
3728
3344
2894
2327
1906
1536
1236
1100
995
836
765
650
537
478
406
309
228
224
187
153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.4
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
E
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
32
1044
418
52
52
47
71
71
71
68
67
66
65
40
90
87
66
60
41
40
47
50
42
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
SW
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
31
53
52
51
28
71
71
8
15
14
28
27
30
40
39
39
41
38
25
25
38
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
3
SW
11
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
5692
2416
7
7
35
63
104
132
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
144
39
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
114
39
0
0
0
0
0
43
186
186
3
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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