
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
317 | 230 | 212 | 176 | 185 | 181 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 231 | 174 | 315 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 208 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.81m | 4:32AM1.64m | 4:48PM1.74m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:27PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM-0.00m | 10:25PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.04m | 11:01PM0.05m | 11:12AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
317 | 230 | 206 | 168 | 185 | 181 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 133 | 231 | 174 | 315 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 273 | 273 | 245 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 19 |
160 | 183 | 212 | 176 | 155 | 130 | 104 | 102 | 78 | 6 | 96 | 14 | 79 | 59 | 45 | 52 | 74 | 85 | 123 | 66 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 15 |
10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 35 | 96 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 77 | 79 | 102 | 82 | 66 | 76 | 71 | 78 | 159 | 255 | 245 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 39 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 16 | 266 | 402 | 289 | 70 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 261 | 289 | 289 | 629 | 289 | 330 |
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