Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 11 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1009 | 1055 | 1137 | 1191 | 1342 | 1517 | 939 | 163 | 102 | 1760 | 90 | 85 | 1661 | 55 | 1020 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:34AM1.52m | 5:48PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 612 | 493 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 180 | 939 | 163 | 102 | 1760 | 2507 | 2238 | 1661 | 1250 | 1020 | 914 | 816 | 816 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 168 | — | — | 98 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1009 | 1055 | 1137 | 1191 | 1342 | 1517 | 940 | 2644 | 3374 | 1172 | 4232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 942 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 621 | 593 | 593 | 462 | 401 | 401 | 266 | 194 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 274 | 182 | 16 | 10 |
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