Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 253 | 236 | 229 | 232 | 261 | 257 | 204 | 151 | 145 | 99 | 98 | 212 | 278 | 35 | 146 | 125 | 130 | 94 | 111 | 104 | 140 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.77m | 4:13AM1.63m | 4:25PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.03m | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:12AM0.05m | 10:34PM0.06m | 10:39AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 81 | 236 | 229 | 232 | 547 | 466 | 306 | 238 | 286 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 505 | 281 | 190 | 151 | 94 | 89 | 67 | 59 | 99 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 253 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 261 | 257 | 204 | 83 | 145 | 34 | — | 212 | 94 | 35 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 94 | 111 | 104 | 49 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 87 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 96 | 151 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 94 | 140 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 2 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 158 | 245 | 459 | 603 | 1 | 725 | 500 | 422 | 786 | 466 | 697 | 793 | 278 | 133 | 146 | 125 | 130 | — | 36 | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 43 | 281 | 402 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 221 | 594 | 29 | 0 | 154 | 114 | 39 | 39 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 25 | 23 |
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