Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 132mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 640 | 51 | 95 | 299 | 385 | 532 | 491 | 303 | 367 | 302 | 346 | 494 | 522 | 737 | 808 | 935 | 656 | 1022 | 1141 | 1159 | 1055 | 1343 | 1263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.41m | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:23AM1.28m | 6:36PM1.27m | 6:48AM1.13m | 7:04PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.24m | 12:00PM0.28m | 00:22AM0.37m | 12:26PM0.43m | 00:49AM0.51m | 12:53PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 653 | 640 | 586 | 533 | 468 | 418 | 435 | 385 | 385 | 367 | 302 | 346 | 280 | 522 | 511 | 108 | 723 | 656 | 90 | 88 | 113 | 151 | 125 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 56 | 51 | 95 | 63 | 380 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 118 | 494 | 234 | 157 | 202 | 245 | 127 | — | — | — | 125 | — | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 251 | 5 | 17 | 74 | 134 | 168 | 222 | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 80 | 299 | 385 | 532 | 491 | 303 | 293 | 302 | 200 | — | — | 737 | 808 | 935 | 287 | 1022 | 1141 | 1159 | 1055 | 1343 | 1263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 461 | 461 | 402 | 629 | 266 | 186 | 194 | 221 | 1027 | 446 | 445 | 500 | 446 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1024 | 1070 | 445 | 398 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whale Rock surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest