Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whale Rock today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whale Rock at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whale Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 297 | 281 | 133 | 153 | 218 | 585 | 580 | 413 | 210 | 427 | 519 | 633 | 874 | 1240 | 1259 | 1207 | 1075 | 1075 | 653 | 622 | 763 | 602 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.60m | 5:03AM1.62m | 5:34PM1.60m | 5:47AM1.54m | 6:21PM1.56m | 6:32AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.14m | 11:16AM0.07m | 11:39PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.12m | 00:28AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 303 | 297 | 281 | 126 | 123 | 180 | 585 | 580 | 413 | 161 | 427 | 519 | 633 | 874 | 1240 | 1259 | 1207 | 1075 | 1075 | 653 | 622 | 763 | 602 | 508 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 17 | 133 | 103 | 218 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 210 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 123 | 15 | 371 | 295 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 11 | E 10 | E 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 49 | 107 | 153 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 59 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 32 | 52 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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