Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1002 | 731 | 731 | 447 | 490 | 437 | 367 | 298 | 310 | 326 | 326 | 287 | 251 | 263 | 263 | 309 | 660 | 534 | 461 | 462 | 995 | 2691 | 3377 | 3445 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.44m | 4:26AM1.50m | 4:52PM1.47m | 4:57AM1.50m | 5:24PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.21m | 10:18PM0.30m | 10:38AM0.18m | 10:51PM0.29m | 11:09AM0.16m | 11:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1002 | 731 | 731 | 447 | 490 | 437 | 367 | 126 | 310 | 326 | 326 | 287 | 251 | 217 | 212 | 177 | 660 | 534 | 461 | 265 | 69 | 24 | 28 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 57 | 79 | 59 | 298 | 298 | 238 | 109 | 136 | 169 | 263 | 263 | 246 | 177 | 153 | 127 | 105 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 69 | — | 5 | 54 | 59 | 37 | 179 | 234 | 309 | 417 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 16 | 138 | 424 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 64 | 462 | 995 | 2691 | 3377 | 3445 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 289 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 203 | 289 | 956 | 238 | 187 | 205 |
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