Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 1PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1434 | 1244 | 923 | 860 | 3228 | 2746 | 1379 | 1067 | 763 | 752 | 610 | 515 | 508 | 459 | 453 | 506 | 577 | 577 | 476 | 344 | 283 | 273 | 582 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.00m | 00:57AM1.13m | 1:45PM1.09m | 1:57AM1.22m | 2:31PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.66m | 6:21PM0.68m | 7:30AM0.58m | 7:40PM0.60m | 8:19AM0.47m | 8:28PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 63 | 522 | 842 | 42 | 2746 | 1379 | 378 | 405 | 389 | 381 | 378 | 353 | 314 | 343 | 300 | 577 | 577 | 476 | 344 | 283 | 233 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 154 | 61 | 43 | 47 | 56 | 250 | 1067 | 763 | 752 | 610 | 515 | 508 | 459 | 453 | 506 | 269 | 208 | 159 | 109 | 74 | 273 | 582 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 45 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 31 | — | — | — | 214 | 216 | 49 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1434 | 1244 | 923 | 860 | 3228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 28 | 100 | 146 | 305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 402 | 401 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 412 | 412 | 133 | 3 |
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