Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 339 | 330 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 214 | 337 | 595 | 468 | 390 | 294 | 288 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 475 | 512 | 519 | 461 | 443 | 362 | 357 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10AM1.18m | 8:54PM1.28m | 9:33AM1.06m | 10:39PM1.20m | 11:51AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.45m | 2:18PM0.45m | 3:27AM0.56m | 3:43PM0.57m | 5:27AM0.59m | 5:54PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 148 | 223 | 184 | 149 | 118 | 118 | 56 | 337 | 595 | 468 | 390 | 294 | 288 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 475 | 512 | 519 | 221 | 443 | 225 | 167 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 339 | 330 | 251 | 226 | 191 | 92 | 39 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 461 | 10 | 362 | 357 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 14 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSE 6 | E 9 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 258 | 60 | — | 18 | 23 | 18 | 214 | 92 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 67 | 70 | 117 | — | 3 | 64 | — | — | 11 | 12 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 98 | 132 | 131 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 51 | 61 | 118 | 77 | 192 | — | 5 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 114 | 39 | 445 | 500 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 238 | 254 | 254 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 70 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
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