Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 233 | 233 | 188 | 184 | 140 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 168 | 204 | 261 | 196 | 187 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.12m | 10:52PM1.33m | 11:26AM1.15m | 00:00AM1.41m | 12:36PM1.23m | 1:00AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.48m | 5:22AM0.49m | 5:24PM0.45m | 6:29AM0.39m | 6:31PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
277 | 233 | 233 | 188 | 184 | 140 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 168 | 204 | 72 | 190 | 169 | 64 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 140 | 118 | 120 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 5 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
29 | 21 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 60 | 67 | 85 | 2 | 80 | 261 | 196 | 187 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
91 | 91 | 88 | 36 | 84 | 82 | 53 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 78 | — | — | 68 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | — | SW 3 |
43 | 45 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 248 | 80 | 118 | 128 | 134 | 178 | — | — | 91 | 83 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 266 | 289 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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