
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
615 | 514 | 491 | 476 | 367 | 292 | 222 | 186 | 176 | 94 | 193 | 596 | 711 | 624 | 542 | 452 | 446 | 1299 | 233 | 482 | 528 | 369 | 376 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:20AM1.63m | 3:36PM1.79m | 3:49AM1.68m | 4:04PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.10m | 9:17PM0.08m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:45PM-0.00m | 9:50AM-0.04m | 10:14PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 13 |
615 | 514 | 491 | 476 | 367 | 125 | 111 | 82 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 596 | 711 | 624 | 542 | 452 | 446 | 83 | 229 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 8 |
114 | 93 | 72 | 44 | 34 | 292 | 222 | 186 | 176 | 94 | 153 | 51 | 40 | 14 | 28 | 62 | 102 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ENE 8 |
48 | 46 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 193 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
— | 55 | 48 | 41 | 87 | 196 | — | 10 | 17 | 16 | — | 62 | 60 | 51 | 15 | — | 4 | 1299 | 233 | 482 | 528 | 369 | 376 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 43 | 289 | 461 | 171 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 39 | 6 | 322 | 503 | 594 | 589 | 461 | 143 |
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