
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 229 | 232 | 261 | 257 | 158 | 151 | 145 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 33 | 192 | 149 | 130 | 91 | 136 | 104 | 125 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.03m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:12AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
236 | 229 | 232 | 494 | 445 | 299 | 291 | 273 | 99 | 98 | 647 | 530 | 380 | 237 | 151 | 116 | 91 | 136 | 104 | 119 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
85 | 2 | 2 | 261 | 257 | 158 | 151 | 145 | 77 | — | 96 | 94 | 33 | 64 | 70 | 61 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 60 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
2 | — | — | 2 | — | 92 | 98 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 64 | 39 | 37 | 8 | 72 | 125 | 166 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 |
212 | 470 | 534 | 731 | — | 513 | 488 | 476 | 338 | 576 | 931 | — | 127 | 192 | 149 | 130 | 86 | 64 | 28 | 90 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 186 | 163 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 221 | 166 | 43 | 1 | 163 | 114 | 1 | 39 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 54 | 37 |
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