
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 7PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
257 | 824 | 190 | 223 | 277 | 867 | 877 | 651 | 724 | 660 | 629 | 537 | 477 | 515 | 508 | 419 | 473 | 475 | 427 | 251 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:38PM1.42m | 3:43AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.36m | 9:05PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.26m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
102 | 87 | 71 | 172 | 277 | 867 | 126 | 651 | 724 | 596 | 551 | 536 | 477 | 402 | 436 | 398 | 473 | 475 | 427 | 251 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 6 | SSW 18 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
257 | 53 | 142 | 223 | 123 | 94 | 877 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 537 | 443 | 515 | 508 | 419 | 419 | 312 | 312 | 161 | 161 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | — | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
11 | 6 | 147 | 49 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | — | 4 | 25 | 3 | 43 | 65 | 64 | 87 | 87 | 110 | 145 | 132 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
— | 824 | 190 | 152 | 113 | — | 205 | 262 | 437 | 660 | 629 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 594 | 238 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 214 | 1024 | 643 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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