Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s 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 (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 305 | 233 | 257 | 922 | 309 | 227 | 277 | 867 | 877 | 651 | 626 | 657 | 745 | 537 | 443 | 515 | 517 | 458 | 419 | 251 | 246 | 343 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39AM1.32m | 3:07PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:38PM1.42m | 3:43AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.36m | 9:05PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.26m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 128 | 118 | 104 | 102 | 67 | 50 | 133 | 277 | 867 | 877 | 213 | 620 | 596 | 551 | 460 | 354 | 402 | 412 | 458 | 248 | 251 | 202 | 343 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 237 | 305 | 233 | 257 | 53 | 147 | 226 | 35 | 21 | 113 | 651 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 155 | 148 | 515 | 431 | 419 | 167 | 165 | 246 | 225 | 334 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | E 10 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 106 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 93 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 22 | — | — | 537 | 443 | 42 | 64 | 92 | 419 | 129 | 129 | 330 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 341 | — | — | — | 922 | 309 | 227 | 157 | 134 | — | — | 626 | 657 | 745 | — | — | 440 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 289 | 349 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 154 | 290 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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