Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 784 | 722 | 650 | 580 | 580 | 514 | 535 | 639 | 663 | 588 | 517 | 442 | 434 | 354 | 303 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 269 | 499 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.65m | 4:42PM1.68m | 4:55AM1.65m | 5:23PM1.71m | 5:33AM1.60m | 6:02PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.02m | 10:48PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:42AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 784 | 722 | 650 | 580 | 580 | 514 | 535 | 639 | 663 | 588 | 517 | 442 | 434 | 354 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 284 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 192 | 499 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 116 | 113 | 119 | 143 | 330 | 303 | 225 | 219 | 175 | 125 | 154 | 154 | 269 | 192 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 61 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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