Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 132 | 145 | 138 | 142 | 119 | 133 | 57 | 38 | 96 | 154 | 263 | 225 | 186 | 142 | 142 | 197 | 153 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.64m | 5:06AM1.51m | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:32AM1.41m | 5:41PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 122 | 132 | 145 | 138 | 142 | 99 | 79 | 57 | 38 | 96 | 91 | 263 | 225 | 186 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 115 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 27 | 133 | 107 | 109 | 119 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 25 | 127 | 38 | 40 | 95 | 142 | 142 | 197 | 116 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | 127 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 2 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 111 | 153 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 133 | 254 | 322 | 80 | 154 | — | 85 | 100 | 107 | 65 | 28 | 18 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 23 | 70 | 0 | 163 | 266 | 266 | 261 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 39 | 114 | 402 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
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