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 am 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 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
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)
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1205
540
551
425
463
662
662
619
619
655
655
572
551
611
516
496
426
461
346
333
384
384
325
372
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
SE
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
25
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
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
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM1.29m
7:35PM1.29m
7:40AM1.22m
8:32PM1.27m
8:44AM1.15m
9:40PM1.28m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.48m
1:10PM0.37m
1:41AM0.53m
1:59PM0.43m
2:47AM0.56m
3:00PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
22
24
20
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
15
15
15
15
12
13
13
12
18
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
20
21
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
SSW
7
Energy kJ
587
540
551
425
341
662
662
619
619
655
655
572
551
611
516
496
426
461
346
333
384
384
325
195
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
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
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
S
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.2
E
10
Energy kJ
314
233
263
308
463
321
266
216
216
173
188
154
147
103
76
52
25
35
43
33
54
53
52
277
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
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
15
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
S
8
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
183
139
134
104
104
9
21
8
8
7
7
28
8
8
8
14
36
32
21
51
11
5
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
10
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
SSW
4
2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1205
4
6
44
53
99
37
372
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
114
113
0
0
0
0
0
16
266
186
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
238
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
9
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