Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ENE 6 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 151 | 145 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 33 | 179 | 110 | 160 | 120 | 107 | 130 | 129 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 125 | 109 | 76 | 59 | 88 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.64m | 5:06AM1.51m | 5:16PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:06AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 250 | 244 | 229 | 77 | 98 | 651 | 647 | 404 | 221 | 153 | 81 | 120 | 107 | 130 | 129 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 99 | 107 | 76 | 59 | 88 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 204 | 114 | 145 | 99 | — | 96 | 94 | 33 | 74 | 83 | 119 | 45 | 18 | 71 | 39 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 125 | 109 | 76 | 42 | 25 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 88 | 151 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 65 | 61 | 36 | 37 | 7 | 125 | 113 | 107 | 76 | 17 | 52 | 6 | 33 | 28 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 444 | 422 | 465 | 338 | 589 | 1136 | — | 86 | 179 | 110 | 160 | 60 | 41 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 199 | 83 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 16 | 113 | 594 | 16 | 401 | 163 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 461 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 461 | 289 | 289 | 37 |
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