Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.8
S
8
1.5
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.4
E
10
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
5
7
7
16
38
37
34
34
49
74
397
91
117
573
627
371
74
84
140
134
127
759
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:32AM1.15m
8:12PM1.11m
9:46AM1.04m
11:01PM1.05m
12:15PM1.15m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.48m
1:43PM0.59m
2:50AM0.63m
4:17PM0.70m
5:36AM0.61m
6:38PM0.58m
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cloud
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:35
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Temp °C
19
18
19
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
23
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
17
18
18
18
17
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
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