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Whale Rock surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Whale Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whale Rock sea temperature is
23.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whale Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
511 | 494 | 404 | 364 | 358 | 297 | 235 | 191 | 149 | 143 | 144 | 143 | 139 | 229 | 222 | 205 | 198 | 152 | 150 | 147 | 139 | 121 | 186 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.51m | 4:43AM1.56m | 5:03PM1.46m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:32PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:33PM0.20m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 21 | 8 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
511 | 494 | 404 | 364 | 358 | 297 | 235 | 66 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 139 | 88 | 78 | 205 | 198 | 152 | 75 | 78 | 49 | 121 | 186 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
107 | 68 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 191 | 149 | 143 | 100 | 143 | 73 | 229 | 222 | 64 | 44 | 47 | 33 | 147 | 62 | 61 | 70 | 63 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SW 18 | S 17 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | E 12 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 74 | 110 | 144 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 150 | 17 | 109 | 102 | 38 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | 16 | 10 | 31 | 114 | 135 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 115 | 135 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 46 | — | 31 | 139 | — | — | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 289 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 289 | 289 | 25 | 70 | 70 |
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