Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 3AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 125 | 362 | 534 | 754 | 833 | 949 | 1330 | 1597 | 1327 | 1150 | 1041 | 594 | 1615 | 2187 | 3235 | 4372 | 4182 | 3023 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:23PM1.22m | 2:26AM1.31m | 2:51PM1.36m | 2:55AM1.43m | 3:17PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.50m | 8:39AM0.35m | 8:51PM0.37m | 9:05AM0.22m | 9:19PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 43 | 362 | 534 | 754 | 833 | 949 | 1330 | 1597 | 1327 | 1150 | 1041 | 594 | 1615 | 2187 | 3235 | 4372 | 4182 | 3023 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 125 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 399 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 238 | 238 | 214 | 214 |
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