Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 12AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 103 | 45 | 81 | 278 | 666 | 1527 | 4163 | 3750 | 3030 | 1036 | 1505 | 1807 | 1977 | 2127 | 2037 | 1359 | 1210 | 1073 | 915 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.50m | 1:34PM1.33m | 1:54AM1.58m | 2:26PM1.43m | 2:44AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.38m | 7:25AM0.28m | 7:30PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.19m | 8:24PM0.21m | 9:03AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
140 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 120 | 154 | 132 | 81 | 58 | 25 | 59 | 1973 | 1622 | 1310 | 90 | 1505 | 1807 | 1977 | 2127 | 2037 | 1359 | 1210 | 1073 | 915 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 88 | 97 | 97 | 125 | 119 | 116 | 112 | 80 | 75 | 73 | 101 | 116 | 128 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | SW 13 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
— | 55 | — | 78 | 71 | 103 | 11 | — | 27 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 51 | 49 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
96 | 119 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 47 | 278 | 666 | 1527 | 4163 | 3750 | 3030 | 1036 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 81 | 213 | 207 | 187 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 238 | 446 | 238 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 114 | 182 | 182 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 114 |
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