Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 204 | 261 | 193 | 187 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 45 | 64 | 195 | 192 | 986 | 2204 | 2108 | 1906 | 1362 | 1080 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.41m | 12:36PM1.23m | 1:00AM1.50m | 1:34PM1.33m | 1:54AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.45m | 6:29AM0.39m | 6:31PM0.38m | 7:25AM0.28m | 7:30PM0.29m | 8:16AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 204 | 55 | 59 | 186 | 144 | 144 | 51 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 147 | 151 | 132 | 58 | 58 | 104 | 25 | 1064 | 1018 | 833 | 642 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 80 | 261 | 193 | 187 | 125 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 88 | 98 | 134 | 127 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | E 11 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 78 | 56 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 51 | — | 54 | 74 | — | 78 | 79 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 22 | — | 5 | — | — | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 248 | 61 | 100 | 108 | 152 | 136 | — | 45 | 93 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 64 | 195 | 192 | 986 | 2204 | 2108 | 1906 | 1362 | 1080 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 503 | 308 | 238 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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