Whale Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.6
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
246
176
222
427
544
526
416
394
338
381
382
329
553
698
897
960
992
841
761
748
689
678
603
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:10AM1.52m
6:40PM1.62m
6:47AM1.42m
7:18PM1.51m
7:23AM1.30m
7:56PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.19m
12:17PM0.09m
00:48AM0.28m
12:52PM0.20m
1:27AM0.38m
1:28PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
7:00
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
18
18
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
17
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
18
19
18
16
14
12
14
17
17
15
15
14
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