Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 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 (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 156 | 150 | 98 | 73 | 73 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 83 | 204 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.46m | 2:33AM1.49m | 2:56PM1.63m | 3:09AM1.60m | 3:29PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.30m | 8:29PM0.27m | 8:41AM0.15m | 9:06PM0.14m | 9:14AM0.03m | 9:39PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 194 | 156 | 150 | 98 | 73 | 475 | 486 | 450 | 64 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 567 | 510 | 534 | 505 | 446 | 397 | 351 | 337 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 96 | 89 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 73 | 82 | 64 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 83 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 39 | 36 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 268 | 411 | 477 | 489 | 527 | 840 | 828 | 790 | 460 | 516 | 574 | 627 | 882 | 869 | 815 | 926 | — | 15 | 20 | 28 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 402 | 412 | 412 | 221 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 186 | 266 | 412 | 221 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 402 | 20 | 39 | 6 |
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