Whale Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.94° S 29.22° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is

22.6°C

Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	SE 11	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 6	S 6	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	181	154	128	103	101	123	90	86	90	59	59	55	41	36	34	30	31	90	67	68	135	108	110
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:51AM1.46m				6:09PM1.45m				6:41AM1.33m				7:01PM1.27m				7:52AM1.21m					8:21PM1.11m
Low Tide				11:55AM0.27m				00:24AM0.30m				12:47PM0.44m				1:20AM0.45m					2:05PM0.60m


	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	10
Temp °C	17	19	22	22	22	20	19	19	18	20	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	21	20	19
Feels °C	14	16	18	17	17	16	16	17	16	18	21	20	19	21	26	23	21	20	20	19	19	18	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	181	154	128	103	101	123	90	86	90	59	59	55	41	31	523	414	318	244	197	140	131	61	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	88	53	53	32	52	46	27	44	44	41	39	37	37	36	30	30	19	90	67	68	68	45	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 8	—	SSW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 11	SE 11	SSW 11	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	3	61	29	29	1	—	24	—	10	10	—	—	—	—	34	19	31	12	8	21	21	48	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	144	156	210	421	516	590	531	525	502	452	480	533	582	618	840	—	—	2	14	63	135	108	110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bay of Plenty Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whale Rock Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ebalow Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	4	2	2	4	4	1	2	3	1	2	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	291	289	461	461	628	461	402	221	118	133	401	461	186	186	0	6	16	290	20	594	461	154	114
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast									Queensberry Bay	Yellow sands Point			Igoda	Igoda	Hole-in-the-Wall	Periwinkles	Mbotyi		Mntafufu				Barbel Point
Rating (10 max)									4	4			4	4	4	4	3		2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Groenvlei Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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