Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 857 | 961 | 1082 | 1082 | 827 | 773 | 700 | 700 | 624 | 614 | 551 | 486 | 433 | 418 | 433 | 400 | 353 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.51m | 7:23AM1.30m | 7:56PM1.39m | 8:04AM1.18m | 8:41PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.32m | 2:08AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 589 | 857 | 961 | 1082 | 1082 | 827 | 773 | 700 | 700 | 624 | 614 | 551 | 486 | 433 | 418 | 433 | 400 | 343 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 242 | 71 | 77 | 52 | 52 | 131 | 254 | 287 | 210 | 153 | 129 | 206 | 158 | 117 | 100 | 232 | 362 | 353 | 417 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 75 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 51 | 87 | 69 | 67 | 86 | 58 | 16 | 16 | 95 | 151 | 66 | 15 | 79 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 84 | 47 | 138 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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