Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 11PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 727 | 1090 | 878 | 784 | 645 | 542 | 351 | 365 | 307 | 303 | 338 | 281 | 286 | 231 | 617 | 1071 | 1713 | 2782 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.19m | 9:14AM1.01m | 10:43PM1.09m | 12:16PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.62m | 3:33PM0.67m | 5:39AM0.64m | 6:28PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | E 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 1537 | 727 | 1090 | 878 | 784 | 645 | 542 | 351 | 258 | 307 | 303 | 338 | 281 | 286 | 231 | 208 | 211 | 1713 | 2782 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | E 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 71 | 500 | 49 | 116 | 155 | 153 | 140 | 187 | 52 | 142 | 122 | 82 | 55 | 16 | 127 | 617 | 1071 | 198 | 430 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | S 14 | — | S 28 | SSW 26 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 31 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 63 | — | 15 | 66 | 52 | 33 | 204 | 125 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 8 | E 5 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 37 | 365 | 61 | 240 | 245 | 275 | 221 | 25 | 230 | 29 | 202 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1027 | 643 | 238 | 238 | 289 | 289 | 643 | 289 | 289 | 70 | 37 | 43 | 10 | 25 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 |
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