Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 127 | 151 | 170 | 469 | 705 | 657 | 590 | 669 | 912 | 1064 | 1275 | 1499 | 831 | 2109 | 163 | 102 | 1670 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.83m | 4:40AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 107 | 83 | 72 | 57 | 469 | 705 | 657 | 590 | 612 | 451 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 831 | 168 | 163 | 102 | 1670 | 2914 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 62 | 68 | 58 | 164 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 180 | 431 | — | — | 98 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 49 | 97 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 276 | 127 | 151 | 170 | 186 | 254 | 397 | 494 | 669 | 912 | 1064 | 1275 | 1499 | 759 | 2109 | 2908 | 3488 | 1509 | 4869 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 261 | 261 | 289 | 261 | 205 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 631 | 593 | 412 | 412 | 418 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 118 | 0 |
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