Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 877 | 651 | 620 | 730 | 745 | 537 | 620 | 558 | 634 | 557 | 507 | 507 | 448 | 437 | 413 | 580 | 474 | 763 | 772 | 653 | 595 | 683 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:38PM1.42m | 3:43AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | 4:12AM1.56m | 4:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.26m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 867 | 877 | 651 | 620 | 596 | 468 | 400 | 356 | 437 | 431 | 557 | 507 | 507 | 448 | 437 | 413 | 580 | 474 | 424 | 671 | 653 | 595 | 683 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 109 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 155 | 193 | 42 | 65 | 419 | 419 | 312 | 312 | 334 | 339 | 405 | 137 | 161 | 474 | 407 | 367 | 357 | 290 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 11 | 9 | — | — | 537 | 443 | 12 | 3 | 90 | 122 | 145 | 139 | 120 | 115 | 300 | 472 | 446 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 212 | 427 | 520 | 730 | 745 | — | 620 | 558 | 634 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 763 | 772 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 23 | 238 | 238 | 643 | 643 | 643 | 238 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 39 | 10 | 0 |
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