Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 267 | 221 | 240 | 196 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 123 | 144 | 186 | 242 | 231 | 498 | 603 | 763 | 772 | 745 | 702 | 554 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01PM1.42m | 8:10AM1.21m | 8:58PM1.34m | 9:12AM1.12m | 10:03PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.29m | 2:14AM0.48m | 2:18PM0.39m | 3:16AM0.55m | 3:16PM0.49m | 4:29AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 802 | 267 | 221 | 240 | 123 | 110 | 99 | 86 | 97 | 94 | 73 | 110 | 94 | 89 | 89 | 94 | 498 | 603 | 763 | 772 | 745 | 702 | 554 | 446 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 230 | 180 | 96 | 196 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 96 | 45 | 57 | 123 | 144 | 186 | 242 | 186 | 78 | 61 | 54 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 69 | 51 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 53 | 37 | 28 | 231 | 17 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 38 | 118 | 160 | 212 | 201 | 263 | 258 | — | 99 | 110 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 105 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 412 | 412 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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