Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 705 | 657 | 709 | 857 | 1006 | 1137 | 1138 | 1398 | 1641 | 1960 | 163 | 104 | 1639 | 90 | 159 | 223 | 56 | 1000 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 711 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:34AM1.52m | 5:48PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 469 | 705 | 657 | 590 | 612 | 451 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 180 | 168 | 163 | 104 | 1639 | 2914 | 2280 | 1717 | 1130 | 1000 | 41 | 896 | 799 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 54 | 73 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 98 | 90 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 51 | — | 40 | 40 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 223 | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 176 | 267 | 481 | 709 | 857 | 1006 | 1137 | 1138 | 1398 | 1641 | 1960 | 2790 | 3352 | 1255 | 4678 | 159 | — | — | — | 914 | 1111 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 643 | 631 | 593 | 593 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 401 | 266 | 113 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 114 | 214 | 47 | 29 | 0 |
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