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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
530 | 418 | 329 | 210 | 145 | 140 | 102 | 106 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 55 | 266 | 239 | 351 | 484 | 552 | 550 | 460 | 450 | 383 | 301 | 327 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.05m | 00:20AM1.24m | 12:46PM1.16m | 1:14AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | 5:41PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.54m | 6:50PM0.46m | 7:36AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
530 | 418 | 329 | 210 | 145 | 356 | 324 | 287 | 245 | 81 | 79 | 316 | 279 | 266 | 239 | 351 | 484 | 13 | 550 | 460 | 450 | 383 | 301 | 327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 140 | 102 | 106 | 79 | — | 5 | 55 | 55 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
123 | 247 | 423 | 413 | 353 | 575 | 616 | — | — | 324 | 327 | 494 | 471 | — | — | — | — | 552 | 732 | 752 | — | 12 | 154 | 241 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 292 | 266 | 412 | 403 | 403 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 266 | 289 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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