Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (02 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 90 | 225 | 523 | 1232 | 1344 | 1897 | 1795 | 2017 | 2092 | 1815 | 1880 | 1880 | 2089 | 2798 | 1628 | 1270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.42m | 5:03AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.40m | 5:36AM1.41m | 6:07PM1.36m | 6:11AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.36m | 11:51AM0.27m | 00:06AM0.42m | 12:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 90 | 225 | 523 | 32 | 1344 | 1897 | 1795 | 2017 | 2092 | 1815 | 1880 | 1880 | 2089 | 57 | 1613 | 1236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | SSW 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
56 | 56 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 33 | 175 | 158 | 32 | 435 | 70 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NE 7 | — | SSW 14 |
5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 82 | 48 | 32 | — | 32 | 268 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 22 | 14 | — | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
6 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 46 | 109 | 68 | 1232 | 828 | 1042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 177 | 2798 | 1628 | 1270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 289 | 261 | 3 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 238 | 238 | 290 | 594 |
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