
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
734 | 690 | 599 | 649 | 705 | 664 | 626 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 508 | 508 | 480 | 480 | 511 | 590 | 711 | 740 | 882 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.59m | 4:40AM1.59m | 5:04PM1.64m | 5:09AM1.59m | 5:33PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.19m | 10:49AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
734 | 690 | 599 | 649 | 705 | 664 | 626 | 591 | 591 | 591 | 508 | 508 | 480 | 480 | 511 | 590 | 711 | 740 | 882 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
367 | 362 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 147 | 264 | 203 | 113 | 108 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 14 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | — | S 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | — | — | 50 | — | 42 | 21 | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | 68 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621 | 643 | 643 | 70 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 629 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
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