Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s 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 (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 500 | 1321 | 1352 | 1540 | 1138 | 1011 | 874 | 1557 | 1300 | 544 | 482 | 487 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30AM0.96m | 9:52PM0.99m | 12:26PM0.93m | 00:56AM1.04m | 1:47PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.68m | 2:43PM0.72m | 5:18AM0.75m | 6:19PM0.76m | 7:33AM0.63m | 7:45PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1433 | 1028 | 744 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 367 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 500 | 44 | 24 | 167 | 165 | 18 | 10 | 788 | 698 | 7 | 482 | 487 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 51 | — | — | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 31 | 87 | — | 1321 | 1352 | 1540 | 1138 | 1011 | 874 | 1557 | 1300 | 544 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 114 | 289 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 261 | 398 | 462 | 143 | 401 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 401 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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